The Sea Monarch

"CLEAR away the cutter; pipe the creeping party. Three grapnels and the necessary line," ordered Captain Brookes; then turning to his officers he continued: "Before we take step...

"With Mr. Stockton? I suppose I ought, as the pirate you regard me, to hold him as a hostage for your good behaviour. But rest assured, I'll have him shipped aboard the first ho...

A WEEK later the _Olive Branch_ was once more ploughing the waters of the North Atlantic. Since leaving Desolation Inlet her battered appearance had undergone a great change. Th...

IT was six bells in the forenoon watch. The _Olive Branch_, her speed reduced to a bare ten knots, slipped noiselessly through the oily waters, the tropical sun beating down fie...

At length the line was crossed, without the observance of the time-honoured custom of receiving Father Neptune and his court. Then, as if the classic Sea God smarted under the s...

GERALD'S ruse had been successful. Knowing that the Indians of Patagonia frequently take prisoners any small parties of the crews of whaling vessels who allow themselves to be t...

Having followed the tracks across the open plain with comparative ease the party plunged into the sombre gloom of the forest, if forest it might be termed, for the trees grew in...

JUST before dawn the _Olive Branch_ gained the northern approach of the Straits of Messina. Away on the starboard quarter glimmered the lights of the Sicilian town of Milazzo, w...

AT the mention of the word "submarine" Gerald felt the blood surge to his temples. It was not the surprise of hearing that the _Olive Branch_ possessed one of these master craft...

AT the moment of impact Gerald strove to ward off the oncoming vessel with the unwieldy oar, but the blade found no holding-place against the wet, heaving bows of the leviathan...

"ONE moment, sir," said Gerald as he accompanied the captain across the fo'c'sle, where a party of men were undergoing musketry exercise. "What is the meaning of that cylinder c...

Straining and grinding at their utmost speed of nine knots were four Turkish battleships--the _Azizieh_, _Mahmoudieh_, _Orkanieh_, and _Osmanieh_, while on their flanks were the...

DESOLATION INLET is an unfrequented creek on the northern or Patagonian shores of the Magellan Straits. Save for the occasional visit of a hardy whaler the harbour is rarely occ...

IN the course of a few hours the officers and crew of the _Olive Branch_ were in possession of the state of affairs so far as it was possible for their English agent to impart i...

ALMOST without further incident the _Olive Branch_ arrived off the coast of Chili. Hostilities had broken out between that State and her old rival, Peru, but beyond a few encoun...

The man was not an American. Papers found on him, carefully concealed in the double thickness of his indiarubber coat, revealed the fact that he was the agent of a certain Europ...

FOR three nights preceding the arrival of the _Olive Branch_ on the scene of action Captain Brookes rarely left the deck. Content with two hours' rest a day he seemed to be inde...

IT was a scorching afternoon in the month of August. The slanting rays of the sun beat powerfully upon the tranquil waters of Portsmouth Harbour, while the white ensigns of the...

THRASHING through the chaos of broken water on the bar, the spindrift flying in blinding showers over her knife-like bows, the _Olive Branch_ held swiftly yet steadily on her co...

I SUPPOSE I must try and find the _Playmate_," thought Tregarthen. "Perhaps Jack has not received my wire. I hope he hasn't cleared out without waiting for me, though I shouldn'...

DURING dinner there was nothing to indicate that ere morning strange doings were to be enacted on board the _Olive Branch_. Captain Brookes had given strict instructions to thos...

A FEW years ago a commander-in-chief is reported to have declared that our seamen are the worst boat-sailors in the world, while another naval officer of high rank has written:...

"DON'T distress yourself, Mr. Sinclair," said Captain Brookes, "it may cause my guests considerable uneasiness. Reply by merely acknowledging the signal; no more. Then report to...

"There's enough oxygen to last for two hours," observed Palmer; "but we had better try the motors full speed ahead once more. It can't do much harm, and the longer we remain ina...

ON ships of all nationalities the captain's wishes are his commands. Tregarthen fully recognised this; so, returning the young officer's salute, he followed his guide from the c...

Nevertheless, no precautions were left undone to safeguard the ship. Two of the guns were pointed at the custom-house, the other pairs covered the arsenal, forts, and the princi...

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