243

THE CARGO STORY 253

THE PRIVATEER STORY 270

THE RACE STORY 291

THE PILOT STORY 310

THE DRIFTWOOD STORY 325

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

"They sailed on, in the moonlight." (See page 297) _Frontispiece_

"Sometimes he had to hold on to the fences" 11

"They saw all sorts of things going up the river" 23

"A great tree that was blown down" 29

"It floated, burning, for a few minutes" 42

"They swam in a funny sort of way" 48

"They had more porpoises on deck than you would
have thought that they could possibly use" 55

"The surface of the sea seemed covered with them" 65

"They amused themselves for a long time" 72

"A school of fish suddenly leaped out of the water" 78

"The sailors were having a good time" 81

The Hour Glass 90

"Little Jacob liked to watch Captain Solomon" 93

"'Right there,' he said, 'you can see his back fin'" 109

The Shark 114

"'Yes, little lad,' he said. 'For you--if you want it'" 129

Christmas Island, 1st View, bearing N by E 132

Christmas Island, 2nd View, bearing SW 133

"Little Jacob watched it ... settle into the ocean" 138

The Lead 149

"He walked all around the great yard with the boys on
his back" 167

"He was in the hold of the ship" 177

The Albatross 188

"They watched it the day after the next, too" 192

"Captain Solomon ... was watching the moon" 199

"The fire blazed up, higher and higher" 207

"At last he went to sleep"