A L. BURT COMPANY
PUBLISHERS ————— NEW YORK

COPYRIGHT
A. C. McCLURG & CO.
1912
Published October, 1912
Copyrighted in Great Britain

CONTENTS

CHAPTER
I [THE FIRST STEP]
II [THE CASE OF PHILIP HENLEY]
III [I ACCEPT THE OFFER]
IV [AN ESCAPE FROM ARREST]
V [BEGINNING ACQUAINTANCE]
VI [WE OPEN CONFIDENCES]
VII [THE WOMAN'S STORY]
VIII [FACING THE PROBLEM]
IX [WE COMPLETE ARRANGEMENTS]
X [AT THE PLANTATION]
XI [A PLEASANT WELCOME]
XII [THE DEAD MAN]
XIII [I GET INTO THE GAME]
XIV [THE CONFESSION]
XV [THE DECISION]
XVI [COMPELLING SPEECH]
XVII [CIRCUMSTANTIAL EVIDENCE]
XVIII [BEGINNING EXPLORATION]
XIX [A CHAMBER OF HORROR]
XX [TAKEN PRISONER]
XXI [ON BOARD THE SEA GULL]
XXII [I CHANGE FRONT]
XXIII [THE SECRET OF THE VOYAGE]
XXIV [I JOIN THE SEA GULL]
XXV [THE FREEDOM OF THE DECK]
XXVI [THE NEW PERIL]
XXVII [THE TABLES TURNED]
XXVIII [THE CREOLE'S STORY]
XXIX [UNDER WAY]
XXX [WE MAKE THE EFFORT]
XXXI [THE OPEN BOAT]
XXXII [A TALK IN THE NIGHT]
XXXIII [WE UNDERSTAND EACH OTHER]
XXXIV [THE REVENUE CUTTER]
XXXV [THE DECK OF THE SEA GULL]
XXXVI [IN POSSESSION]
XXXVII [A HOMEWARD VOYAGE]

ILLUSTRATIONS

[ I clasped the straying hand and drew her to me . . _Frontispiece_ ]

[ I read it over slowly, but it appeared innocent enough ]

[ He gasped a bit, rubbing his bruised wrist ]

[ "Give me back those papers" ]