Copyright 1908
BY
THE REILLY & BRITTON CO.
LIST OF CHAPTERS
| CHAPTER | PAGE | |
| I | I Hear Bad News | [9] |
| II | I Find a Relative | [24] |
| III | My Fortunes Improve | [40] |
| IV | I Ship Aboard the “Flipper” | [54] |
| V | “Nux” and “Bryonia” | [66] |
| VI | The Land of Mystery | [83] |
| VII | The Major | [91] |
| VIII | The Sands of Gold | [110] |
| IX | The Outlaws | [124] |
| X | The Rocking-Stone | [137] |
| XI | The Cavern | [153] |
| XII | We Recover the Gold | [169] |
| XIII | The Catastrophe | [184] |
| XIV | Buried Alive! | [193] |
| XV | The Major Gives Chase | [206] |
| XVI | The Grave Captain Gay | [219] |
| XVII | We Give up the Ship | [235] |
| XVIII | Uncle Naboth’s Revenge | [247] |
| XIX | The Conquest of Mrs. Ranck | [257] |
| XX | Steele, Perkins & Steele | [270] |
CHAPTER I
I HEAR BAD NEWS.
“Sam—come here!”
It was Mrs. Ranck’s voice, and sounded more bitter and stringent than usual.