The Cruise of the Nonsuch Buccaneer

In these strenuous days of severe competition and universal education, when there are far more men anxious to obtain responsible positions than there are responsible positions t...

For fully two miles the adventurers pursued their devious course through the tropical forest, sometimes groping their way cautiously through the deep green twilight, and anon al...

The following morning found George Saint Leger early astir; for the unloading of the _Bonaventure's_ rich cargo was now to begin, and he must be there to superintend and do his...

It was with a feeling of deep, indeed, almost perfect, satisfaction that George Saint Leger stood upon the poop of his vessel that day, and watched the tops of the coconut trees...

The first thing done aboard the _Nonsuch_, as soon as she and the other ships had come to an anchor, was to ascertain the amount of loss and damage attendant upon this fresh dis...

"Senores," replied George, in a tone of finality, "it matters not to me how you choose to designate your impending execution. Call it murder, if the expression affords you any s...

The ships being still held fast together by the chains of the grappling irons, and driving slowly down the channel before the wind, George first ordered the _Nonsuch_ to be brou...

By the advice of Dyer, the pilot, George kept the mainland aboard upon issuing from the Gulf of Paria; for the island of Margarita was at no great distance to the westward. And...

The imminence of the danger indicated by the young Englishman appealed so powerfully to Don Sebastian that he acted upon the suggestion which accompanied it without further dela...

An uneasy stir among his audience followed this brief introduction, showing clearly the highly-wrought condition of the Spaniards' nerves as they leaned forward in their seats a...

"So much for Spanish pride!" muttered George to himself as he gazed thoughtfully at the little ring of foam and the few bubbles which alone marked the spot where the officer had...

In order to obtain possession of the caravel which George had marked down as his prey, boats were necessary, since the vessel lay at anchor in the roadstead, instead of alongsid...

"A good man, in many respects; a very excellent man, indeed," observed the alcalde, nodding toward the door by which Don Manuel had just quitted the apartment, "and admirable in...

Having explained to Dyer his proposed scheme of operations, George left to the pilot the task of attending to the necessary manoeuvring of the ship, and, going forward, called f...

The time was mid-afternoon, the date was January the 9th, in the year of our Lord 1569; and the good town of Plymouth was basking in the hazy sunlight and mild temperature of on...

"Well, Garge, my son, so you'm safe whoam again," exclaimed the old shipbuilder, rising to his feet with outstretched hand, as young Saint Leger entered the room. "My word!" he...

As Saint Leger quitted the room Senor Montalvo gave vent to a chuckle of delighted self-gratulation, much to the surprise, and somewhat to the annoyance, of his Excellency, Don...

By the time that all had been made secure aboard the galleon it was within an hour and a half of sunrise, and Saint Leger knew from his own feelings that his followers must be b...