Copyright in Great Britain
Copyright, 1905, by
Doubleday, Page & Company
Published, February, 1905
TO
RICHARD BRERETON MARRIOTT WATSON
MY KEEN YET APPRECIATIVE CRITIC,
WHO PLEADED
ON BEHALF OF THE VILLAINS,
THIS TALE OF ADVENTURE BY SEA
IS DEDICATED WITH LOVE BY
ITS AUTHOR AND HIS
[Transcriber's Note: The dedication is incomplete.]