Contents

I.That Courteous Pirate, Captain Bonnet[7]
II.The Merchant Trader, Plymouth Adventure[21]
III.Held As Hostages to Blackbeard[43]
IV.The Captive Seamen in the Forecastle[62]
V.Releasing a Fearful Weapon[79]
VI.The Voyage of the Little Raft[99]
VII.The Mist of the Cherokee Swamp[114]
VIII.The Episode of the Winding Creek[132]
IX.Blackbeard's Errand is Interrupted[147]
X.The Sea Urchin and the Carpenter's Mate[161]
XI.Jack Journeys Afoot[177]
XII.A Private Account To Settle[189]
XIII.Our Heroes Seek Seclusion[203]
XIV.Blackbeard Appears in Fire and Brimstone[217]
XV.Mr. Peter Forbes Mourns His Nephew[232]
XVI.Ned Rackham's Plans Go Much Amiss[248]
XVII.The Great Fight of Captain Teach[260]
XVIII.The Old Buccaneer Is Loyal[274]
XIX.The Quest for Pirates' Gold[288]

ILLUSTRATIONS

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This Lean, Straight Rover Looked the Part of a Competent Soldier[Frontispiece]
The Brawn of These Lads Made the Pike a Match for a Pirate's Cutlass[83]
The First Mate Leaped Up with a Horrible Yell[120]
Jack Almost Bumped into the Dugout Canoe[129]
They Capered and Hugged Each Other[164]
He Loomed Like the Belial Whom He Was So Fond of Claiming as His Mentor[224]