TABLE OF CONTENTS
| BOOK I. | |
| How Sir Henry Morgan in his Old Age Resolved to go a-Buccaneering Again. | |
| CHAPTER | PAGE |
| I.—Wherein Sir Henry Morgan made good use of the ten minutes allowed him | [25] |
| II.—How Master Benjamin Hornigold, the One-Eyed, agreed to go with his old Captain | [45] |
| III.—In which Sir Henry Morgan finds himself at the head of a crew once more | [65] |
| IV.—Which tells how the Mary Rose, frigate, changed masters and flags | [81] |
BOOK II. | |
| The Cruise of the Buccaneers and what Befel them on the Seas. | |
| V.—How the Mary Rose overhauled three Spanish treasure ships | [97] |
| VI.—In which is related the strange expedient of the Captain and how they took the great galleon | [115] |
| VII.—Wherein Bartholomew Sawkins mutinied against his Captain and what befel him on that account | [128] |
| VIII.—How they strove to club-haul the galleon and failed to save her on the coast of Caracas | [145] |
BOOK III. | |
| Which Treats of the Tangled Love Affairs of the Pearl of Caracas. | |
| IX.—Discloses the hopeless passion between Donna Mercedes de Lara and Captain Dominique Alvarado, the Commandante of La Guayra | [161] |
| X.—How Donna Mercedes tempted her lover and how he strove valiantly to resist her appeals | [174] |
| XI.—Wherein Captain Alvarado pledges his word to the Viceroy of Venezuela, the Count Alvaro de Lara, and to Don Felipe de Tobar, his friend | [190] |
| XII.—Shows how Donna Mercedes chose death rather than give up Captain Alvarado, and what befel them on the road over the mountains | [200] |
| XIII.—In which Captain Alvarado is forsworn and with Donna Mercedes in his arms breaks his plighted word | [218] |
BOOK IV. | |
| In which is Related an Account of the Taking of La Guayra by the Buccaneers and the Dreadful Perils of Donna Mercedes de Lara and Captain Alvarado in that City. | |
| XIV.—Wherein the crew of the galleon intercepts the two lovers by the way | [231] |
| XV.—Tells how Mercedes de Lara returned the unsought caress of Sir Henry Morgan and the means by which the buccaneers surmounted the walls | [248] |
| XVI.—In which Benjamin Hornigold recognizes a cross and Captain Alvarado finds and loses a mother on the strand | [265] |
| XVII.—Which describes an audience with Sir Henry Morgan and the treachery by which Captain Alvarado benefited | [283] |
BOOK V. | |
| How the Spaniards Re-took La Guayra and how Captain Alvarado Found a Name and Something Dearer Still in the City. | |
| XVIII.—Discloses the way in which Mercedes de Lara fought with woman's cunning against Captain Henry Morgan | [301] |
| XIX.—How Captain Alvarado crossed the mountains, found the Viceroy, and placed his life in his master's hands | [326] |
| XX.—Wherein Master Teach, the pirate, dies better than he lived | [347] |
| XXI.—The recital of how Captain Alvarado and Don Felipe de Tobar came to the rescue in the nick of time | [354] |
| XXII.—In which Sir Henry Morgan sees a cross, cherishes a hope, and makes a claim | [370] |
| XXIII.—How the good priest, Fra Antonio de Las Casas, told the truth, to the great relief of Captain Alvarado and Donna Mercedes, and the discomfiture of Master Benjamin Hornigold and Sir Henry Morgan | [385] |
| XXIV.—In which Sir Henry Morgan appeals unavailingly alike to the pity of woman, the forgiveness of priest, the friendship of comrade, and the hatred of men | [402] |
BOOK VI. | |
| In which the Career of Sir Henry Morgan is Ended on Isla de la Tortuga, to the Great Delectation of Master Benjamin Hornigold, and his Sometime Friend | |
| XXV.—And last. Wherein is seen how the judgment of God came upon the buccaneers in the end | [421] |
ILLUSTRATIONS
| By J.N. Marchand | |
| Sir Henry Morgan—Buccaneer | [Frontispiece] |
| With the point of his own sword pressed against the back of his neck, he repeated the message which Morgan had given him (see page [39]) | [41] |
| Their blades crossed in an instant ... There was a roar from Carib's pistol, and the old man fell (see page [87]) | [89] |
| Morgan instantly snatched a pistol from de Lussan's hand and shot the man dead (see page [138]) | [139] |
| Alvarado threw his right arm around her, and with a force superhuman dragged her from the saddle (see page [217]) | [215] |
| The moonlight shone full upon her face, and as he stooped over he scanned it with his one eye (see page [267]) | [269] |
| ... he reached the summit—breathless, exhausted, unhelmed, weaponless, coatless, in rags; torn, bruised, bleeding, but unharmed (see page [332]) | [333] |
| ... he threw the contents at the feet of the buccaneer, and there rolled before him the severed head of ... his solitary friend (see page [412]) | [413] |
| Hell had no terror like to this, which he, living, suffered (see page [443]) | [441] |
| By Will Crawford | |
| "To our next meeting, Mr. Bradley" (see page [44]) | [25] |
| There was one man ... who did not join in the singing (see page [49]) | [45] |
| Carlingford had risen in his boat ... and with dauntless courage he shook his bared sword (see page [91]) | [81] |
| The high poop and rail of the Spaniard was black with iron-capped men (see page [121]) | [115] |
| "Wilt obey me in the future?" cried the captain (see page [143]) | [128] |
| "Are you in a state for a return journey at once, señor?" he asked of the young officer (see page [173]) | [161] |
| "The fault is mine," said Alvarado (see page [183]) | [174] |
| Early as it was, the Viceroy and his officers ... bid the travelers Godspeed (see page [200]) | [200] |
| During the intervals of repose the young man allowed his party, the two lovers were constantly together (see page [224]) | [218] |
| But de Lussan shot him dead, and before the others could make a move, Morgan stepped safely on the sand (see page [239]) | [241] |
| "Slay them, O God! Strike and spare not!" (see page [281]) | [265] |
| "What would you do for him?" "My life for his," she answered bravely (see page [289]) | [283] |
| "Hast another weapon in thy bodice?" (see page [319]) | [321] |
| Quite the best of the pirates, he! (see page [351]) | [347] |
| By an impulse ... she slipped her arms around his neck ... and kissed him (see page [366]) | [354] |
| "Treachery? My lord, his was the first" (see page [378]) | [370] |
| "'Tis a certificate of marriage of——" (see page [400]) | [385] |
| "God help me!" cried Alvarado, throwing aside the poniard, "I cannot" (see page [386]) | [387] |
| "I wanted to let you know there was water here.... There is not enough for both of us. Who will get it? I; look!" (see page [436]) | [437] |
| "Harry Morgan's way to lead—old Ben Hornigold's to follow—ha, ha! ho, ho!" He waded out into the water ... (see page [444]) | [445] |