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I.—Our involuntary landing[ 5]
II.—Our first view of the natives[ 29]
III.—We change our camp, and Cynthia discovers a disturbing element[ 45]
IV.—The skipper makes a prayer[ 68]
V.—A mysterious flight[ 84]
VI.—The pirates return[ 99]
VII.—A villain meets his end and a prisoner escapes[ 125]
VIII.—A living death[ 143]
IX.—I am rescued[ 159]
X.—The Minion points a moral, although he does not adorn a tale[ 169]
XI.—The Bo's'n hides the treasure[ 189]
XII.—The Skipper again enacts the rôle of chaplain[ 204]
XIII.—I commit the error of my life[ 222]
XIV.—We start out to lay a snare and fall into a trap[ 240]
XV.—We meet some strange acquaintances, are made prisoners, and lose our only means of rescue[ 259]
XVI.—The goat without horns[ 277]
XVII.—I meet an old friend and lose my all[ 297]
XVIII.—We find a new abode, and Zalee departs to seek succour[ 308]
XIX.—We meet for the second time with "le bruit du gouffre," and i take another journey[ 325]
XX.—I meet with the terrible black king, and voluntarily assume a task to regain my liberty[ 345]
XXI.—I offend the King's foster brother, and am forced to take the consequences[ 368]
XXII.—We engage in battle, murder, sudden death, and—freedom[ 393]
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.
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A Queen but yesterday[Frontispiece]
Pirates at play[ 134]
The Skipper's marriage service[ 220]
The Pythoness circled slowly around[ 284]
Cynthia was standing on the very edge of the chasm[ 330]
Sans Souci, the Palace of King Christophe[ 342]
I placed my foot on his neck[ 355]
LATITUDE 19°.
The Homestead, Belleville, N. J.
September 23, 1867.