BY

E. F. KNIGHT

THOMAS NELSON AND SONS
LONDON, EDINBURGH, DUBLIN
AND NEW YORK


CONTENTS.

I.The History of the Treasure[7]
II.The 'Alerte' Is fitted out[32]
III.The Ship's Company[49]
IV.A Romance of the Salvages[62]
V.Our First Voyage[78]
VI.On the Salvages[97]
VII.Running down the Trades[121]
VIII.Bahia[141]
IX.Treasure Island at Last[158]
X.The Summit of Trinidad[174]
XI.On the Road to Treasure Bay[190]
XII.We explore the Ravine[208]
XIII.A Narrow Escape[226]
XIV.We Land the Stores in the Bay[237]
XV.Our Camp[252]
XVI.Discoveries in South-west Bay[269]
XVII.Pick and Shovel[282]
XVIII.A Voyage To Market[300]
XIX.Hove to[314]
XX.The Adventures of the Shore-Party[329]
XXI.We abandon the Search[355]
XXII.Homeward Bound[366]

THE CRUISE OF THE 'ALERTE.'