Chapter 2

XXIX. Laying Up the Strands 179 XXX. Old Friends 186 XXXI. The Commander of the "Rosalie" 193 XXXII. A Splice Parted 198 XXXIII. The Blue Pennant in the Cabin 201 XXXIV. The Devil to Pay 203 XXXV. And the Pitch Hot 208 XXXVI. The Chase 214 XXXVII. The Wreck of the "Centipede" 220 XXXVIII. Vultures and Sharks 226 XXXIX. Escondido 231 XL. Paul Darcantel 236 XLI. Instinct and Wonder 243 XLII. Truth and Terror 247 XLIII. Peace and Love 252 XLIV. Snuff out of a Diamond Box 256 XLV. Lilies and Sea-weed 262 XLVI. Parting 266 XLVII. Devotion 270 XLVIII. All Alive Again 273 XLIX. The Rope Laid Up 278 L. On a Bed of Thorns 288

ILLUSTRATIONS PAGE Captain Brand Frontispiece "When the Wind Comes from Good San Antonio" 12 The Pirates Boarding the Brig 26 The Night Chase 38 The Pirate Den 47 The "Panchita" 50 "He Touched the Bell Overhead as He Spoke" 65 A Pirates' Dinner 85 The Pirate's Prey 94 "A Supernatural Warning!" 116 Shriving a Sinner 124 "He Crept Forward on Hands and Knees" 141 "A Dull, Heavy, Booming Roar" 156 "See If You Can Not Slip That Pretty Silk Rope Over my Head" 162 Building the Boat 174 The United States Frigate "Monongahela" 183 "Queer Old Stick, That!" Said the Commodore 188 And the Pitch Hot 208 The Stern Chase 217 "His Right Arm Poised with Clenched Hand Aloft," Etc. 256 The Old Water-Logged Launch 280 "Now Captain Brand Knew What Was Coming" 294