PART I

CHAPTER PAGE I PALM ISLAND 1

II A FLOATING CARAVAN 6

III BREAKFAST 16

IV PAP’S SUIT 23

V THE PORTMANTEAU 34

VI SKELTON SAILS 58

VII CARQUINEZ 68

VIII JUDE OVERDOES IT 79

IX THE “JUAN” SAILS 96

X CUSS WORDS 107

XI THE COMING OF CLEARY 116

XII AN HONEST MAN 123

XIII PROBLEMS 130

XIV HANTS AND OTHER THINGS 136

XV UNDER WAY 144

XVI THE STEERSMAN 150