e" 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