Make-Believe Man, The by DAVIS, Richard Harding

Adventure was what our protagonist was looking for, when he boarded the steamer Patience for his holiday, and when one has a man with such a vivid imagination like Joseph Forbes Kinney as a travel companion, who seems to find adventures at every turn of the road (and if not, he manufactures them), the two travellers are sure to stumble into trouble... (Summary by Carolin)