Not for a moment did he blame Harry for lukewarmness.

His letter might have miscarried, or Harry had not been able to find him.

The situation was galling, and the suspense intense.

A day before the pirates made the attack upon the Orient Line steamer, Koosh sought an interview with his captive.

About a quarter of a mile from the low lying, palm clad shore, the Catamaran was anchored.

Everything looked calm and peaceful.

There were not more than a dozen houses in the town.

These were supplemented by a quantity of huts.

A straggling building, dignified with the name of the Calabar Hotel, stood near the shore.

It was kept by a Frenchman, named Pierre Leronge, who came from Marseilles.