Contents

I. The Rival Chiefs[ 11]
II. Discord Among the Whites[ 23]
III. Plotting for Power[ 44]
IV. Captain “Bully” Scott and His Mate[ 58]
V. The “Talofa” in Ukula[ 81]
VI. The “Talofa’s” Cargo[ 103]
VII. The Kapuan Firm[ 112]
VIII. Avao, Tapau of Ukula[ 131]
IX. O’Neil’s Opinion[ 145]
X. Rumors of War[ 165]
XI. High Chief Kataafa[ 183]
XII. Smuggled Arms[ 202]
XIII. Ukula Attacked[ 221]
XIV. Count Rosen Takes Charge[ 240]
XV. The “De Facto” Government[ 259]
XVI. Carl Klinger[ 277]
XVII. Ben Stump Listens[ 293]
XVIII. A “Cutting Out” Expedition[ 310]
XIX. A Reënforcement[ 327]
XX. The Tables Turned[ 345]
XXI. A Reconnaissance[ 362]
XXII. War in Earnest[ 377]
XXIII. Conclusion[ 395]