ILLUSTRATIONS

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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”[162]
Building the Boat[174]
The United States Frigate “Monongahela”[183]
“Queer Old Stick, That!” Said the Commodore[188]
And the Pitch Hot[208]
The Stern Chase[217]
“His Right Arm Poised with Clenched Hand Aloft,” Etc.[256]
The Old Water-Logged Launch[280]
“Now Captain Brand Knew What Was Coming”[294]