New York
W. J. Watt & Company
PUBLISHERS
Copyright, 1918, by
W. J. WATT & COMPANY
PRESS OF
BRAUNWORTH & CO.
BOOK MANUFACTURERS
BROOKLYN, N. Y.
CONTENTS
| CHAPTER | PAGE | |
| I. | The Omniscient Sachsen | [1] |
| II. | Ah Sing Counts His Nails | [10] |
| III. | Peter Gross is Named Resident | [25] |
| IV. | Koyola's Prayer | [35] |
| V. | Sachsen's Warning | [54] |
| VI. | The Pirate League | [73] |
| VII. | Mynheer Muller Worries | [82] |
| VIII. | Koyala's Warning | [97] |
| IX. | The Long Arm of Ah Sing | [107] |
| X. | Captain Carver Signs | [119] |
| XI. | Mynheer Muller's Dream | [125] |
| XII. | Peter Gross's Reception | [134] |
| XIII. | A Fever Antidote | [144] |
| XIV. | Koyala's Defiance | [154] |
| XV. | The Council | [165] |
| XVI. | Peter Gross's Pledge | [173] |
| XVII. | The Poisoned Arrow | [192] |
| XVIII. | A Summons to Sadong | [198] |
| XIX. | Koyala's Ultimatum | [207] |
| XX. | Lkath's Conversion | [216] |
| XXI. | Captured by Pirates | [226] |
| XXII. | In the Temple | [238] |
| XXIII. | Ah Sing's Vengeance | [245] |
| XXIV. | A Rescue | [252] |
| XXV. | The Fight on the Beach | [259] |
| XXVI. | "To Half of My Kingdom—" | [268] |
| XXVII. | A Woman Scorned | [274] |
| XXVIII. | The Attack on the Fort | [285] |
| XXIX. | A Woman's Heart | [296] |
| XXX. | The Governor's Promise | [310] |
THE ARGUS PHEASANT
Ah, God, for a man with a heart, head, hand,
Like some of the simple great ones gone
Forever and ever by;
One still, strong man in a blatant land,
Whatever they call him—what care I?—
Aristocrat, democrat, autocrat—one
Who can rule and dare not lie! Tennyson.