With her great sails spread she thrust her nose into the heavy swell.

CONTENTS

CHAPTERPAGE
[I ]Flight 3
[II ]A Leal Man and a Fool 11
[III ]Two Sailors on Foot 26
[IV ]The Girl at the Inn 35
[V ]Sir John Bristol 45
[VI ]The Rose of Devon 57
[VII ]The Ship's Liar 75
[VIII ]Storm 83
[IX ]The Master's Guest 94
[X ]Between Midnight and Morning 101
[XI ]Head Winds and a Rough Sea 108
[XII ]The Porcupine Ketch 120
[XIII ]A Bird to Be Limed 137
[XIV ]A Wonderful Excellent Cook 144
[XV ]A Lonesome Little Town 158
[XVI ]The Harbour of Refuge 171
[XVII ]Will Canty 182
[XVIII ]Tom Jordan's Mercy 192
[XIX ]A Man Seen Before 198
[XX ]A Prize for the Taking 208
[XXI ]Ill Words Come True 215
[XXII ]Back to the Inn 231
[XXIII ]And Old Sir John 237
[XXIV ]And Again the Rose of Devon 242

THE DARK FRIGATE

[CHAPTER I]
FLIGHT

Philip Marsham was bred to the sea as far back as the days when he was cutting his milk teeth, and he never thought he should leave it; but leave it he did, once and again, as I shall tell you.