Dearest Mother,
IT IS
WITH THE UTMOST LOVE
THAT I
DEDICATE TO YOU THIS BOOK,
THE OUTCOME OF TEN LONG YEARS OF SEPARATION.

CONTENTS.

[INTRODUCTION BY MR. LUKE SANCTUARY] 1

Setting forth how the Book came to be written, and containing a Copy
of a most important Letter.

PART I.

I. [SHOWING WHERE THE MONEY REALLY CAME FROM ]13
II. [A STRANGE NIGHT ]25
III. [A STRANGER DAY ]52
IV. [THE ALBINO IS DISAPPOINTED ]66
V. [THE ESCAPE FROM CHILI ]72
VI. [THE 'ISLAND QUEEN' ]81
VII. [THE MAN'S DEATH ] 98

PART II.

I. [JOHN RAMSAY TAKES UP THE TALE ]115
II. [A CHEQUERED CAREER ]134
III. [SACRED AND PROFANE LOVE ]151
IV. [RAMSAY BECOMES A SHIP-OWNER ]165
V. [A CURIOUS QUEST ]180
VI. [AN UNEXPECTED VISITOR ]190
VII. [BATAVIA—A STRANGE MEETING ]198

PART III.