[ CHAPTER LXII. A MESSAGE FROM THE SEA. ]
[ CHAPTER LXIII. EDWARD MARSTON GOES HOME. ]
[ CHAPTER LXIV. GURTH AND HECKETT. ]
[ CHAPTER LXV. MR. JABEZ DUCK DISTINGUISHES HIMSELF AT LAST. ]
[ CHAPTER LXVI. BESS MAKES A CONFESSION. ]
[ CHAPTER LXVII. GERTIE’S BIBLE. ]
[ CHAPTER LXVIII. GERTIE GAINS HER HERITAGE. ]
CHAPTER I.
THE WRECK OF THE ‘BON ESPOIR.’
The ship was going down!