A. L. BURT COMPANY
Publishers New York

Published by arrangement with Frederick A. Stokes Company

COPYRIGHT, 1919, BY FREDERICK A. STOKES COMPANY
PUBLISHED IN ENGLAND UNDER THE TITLE "WYNDHAM'S PARTNER"

ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

PRINTED IN U. S. A.


CONTENTS

PART I—THE LURE OF AMBITION
CHAPTER PAGE
IThe Commodore's Cup[3]
IIMoonlight and Glamour[14]
IIIChisholm's Persuasion[26]
IVThe Man Who Vanished[35]
VThe Tornado[45]
VIThe Middle Passage[54]
VIIThe Tow[64]
VIIIThe Lagoon[74]
IXDon Felix's Revolt[85]
XMarston Uses His Power[97]
XIMarston Goes to Sea[107]
PART II—WYNDHAM CLAIMS HIS REWARD
IMabel Ponders[121]
IIMabel's Pearls[131]
IIIPeters' Offer[142]
IVThe Lost Explorers[152]
VWyndham Changes His Plan[161]
VIPeters Renews His Offer[171]
VIIWyndham Pleads Guilty[180]
VIIIUp Hill[190]
PART III--REPARATION
IWyndham Pays Duty[203]
IIMarston Gets a Warning[213]
IIIWyndham Tries Persuasion[223]
IVWyndham Finds a Clew[232]
VDon Luis' Breakfast Party[242]
VIA Sail in the Dark[251]
VIIThe Tug[260]
VIIIAt the Mission[271]
IXColumbine Steals Away[280]
XThe Bat Owns Defeat[288]
XIThe Bat's Exit[299]
XIIThe Fresh Start[308]

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