The Pirate of Panama: A Tale of the Fight for Buried Treasure - 1

Transcriber's Note

The author refers to George Fleming's brother as both "Harry" and "Henry" in this story. The original naming has been retained.

"PERHAPS I COULD DRESS THE HURT." SUGGESTED MISS WALLACE A LITTLE SHYLY. Frontispiece. p. 109

THE PIRATE OF PANAMA A TALE OF THE FIGHT FOR
BURIED TREASURE BY WILLIAM MACLEOD RAINE AUTHOR OF "WYOMING," "A TEXAS RANGER," "BUCKY O'CONNOR," "BRAND BLOTTERS," "MAVERICKS," ETC.

G. W. DILLINGHAM COMPANY PUBLISHERS NEW YORK

TO
CAPTAIN FORRESTER
FIRST MATE ROBERT, QUARTERMASTER WILLIAM
AND BO'SUN KENNETH
THIS VOYAGE OF THE ARGOS IS DEDICATED

Ho, gallant tars and true, fall to!
Up anchor, lads, and sheets unfurl.
Let engines throb a low tattoo;
It's "All aboard for Panama."

The snell wind whistles shrill o'erhead,
The bullets spatter thick below,
By candle light we count our dead,
While we are bound for Panama.

For all true men waits hidden gold,
'Gainst all true hearts fight pirate foes,
Who bears him with a courage bold
Will land with us at Panama.

Into the deep drive strong and sure,
Straight as an arrow for the goal,
From off the course let nothing lure,
The breeze is fair for Panama.

CHAPTER		PAGE
I.	A Scrap of Paper	[7]
II.	Captain Bothwell Interrupts	[22]
III.	Concerning Doubloon Spit	[39]
IV.	The Man with the Secret	[51]
V.	We Find a Ship	[61]
VI.	The Missing Corner	[72]
VII.	In the Fog	[84]
VIII.	Aboard the Argos	[91]
IX.	Bothwell Makes a Move	[101]
X.	Another Stowaway	[110]
XI.	Taking Stock	[123]
XII.	My Unexpected Guest	[137]
XIII.	Mutiny	[147]
XIV.	The Battle	[161]
XV.	The Morning After	[168]
XVI.	The Night Attack	[178]
XVII.	A Taste of the Inquisition	[189]
XVIII.	Anchored Hearts	[207]
XIX.	Sense And Nonsense	[214]
XX.	The Big Ditch	[225]
XXI.	A Message From Bucks	[237]
XXII.	Treasure-Trove	[250]
XXIII.	Aboard the Schooner	[266]
XXIV.	A Rat in a Trap	[280]
XXV.	A Rescue	[292]
XXVI.	The Last Brush	[299]
XXVII.	In Harbor	[312]

Illustrations

"Perhaps I could dress the hurt." suggested Miss Wallace a little shyly. Frontispiece.	[109]
"Crikey! I didn't know that was there," Jimmie cried.	[240]

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