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Title: The Lady and the Pirate
Being the Plain Tale of a Diligent Pirate and a Fair Captive

Author: Emerson Hough

Illustrator: Harry A. Mathes

Release Date: March 24, 2008 [EBook #24907]

Language: English

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THE LADY AND THE
PIRATE

_Being the Plain Tale of a Diligent Pirate
and a Fair Captive_

_By_

EMERSON HOUGH

_Author of_
THE MISSISSIPPI BUBBLE, 54-40 OR FIGHT
THE PURCHASE PRICE, JOHN RAWN, ETC.

ILLUSTRATED BY
HARRY A. MATHES

INDIANAPOLIS
THE BOBBS-MERRILL COMPANY
PUBLISHERS

[Illustration: Thus the heartless jade stood, unable to
meet my eagle eye]

COPYRIGHT 1913
EMERSON HOUGH

PRESS OF
BRAUNWORTH & CO.
BOOKBINDERS AND PRINTERS
BROOKLYN, N. Y.

CONTENTS

CHAPTER PAGE

I IN WHICH I AM A CAITIFF 1

II IN WHICH I HOLD A PARLEY 6

III IN WHICH I AM A CAPTIVE 14

IV IN WHICH I AM A PIRATE 23

V IN WHICH WE SAIL FOR THE SPANISH MAIN 34

VI IN WHICH I ACQUIRE A FRIEND 44

VII IN WHICH I ACHIEVE A NAME 52

VIII IN WHICH WE HAVE AN ADVENTURE 60

IX IN WHICH WE TAKE MUCH TREASURE 75

X IN WHICH I SHOW MY TRUE COLORS 90

XI IN WHICH MY PLOT THICKENS