ation would not, and ought
not to, atone for the crime. The writer degrades no saints, he
canonizes no villains. He believes that his young friends admire and
love the youthful heroes of the story because they are good and true,
because they are noble and self-sacrificing, and because they are
generous and courageous, and not merely because they engage in stirring
adventures. Exciting the youthful mind in the right direction is one
thing; exciting it in the wrong direction is quite another thing.

Once more it becomes the writer's pleasant duty to acknowledge the
kindness of his young friends, as well as of very many parents and
guardians, who have so often and so freely expressed their approbation
of his efforts to please his readers. He has been continually cheered
by their kind letters, and by their constant favor, however manifested;
and he cannot help wondering that one who deserves so little should
receive so much.

WILLIAM T. ADAMS.

HARRISON SQUARE, MASS.,

July 27, 1868.

CONTENTS.

PAGE

CHAPTER I.
THREE YEARS AFTER. 11

CHAPTER II.
FIRE. 21

CHAPTER III.
THE HOLE IN THE WALL. 31

CHAPTER IV.
THE PLANK OVER THE CHASM. 42

CHAPTER V.
AN INDUCTIVE ARGUMENT. 53

CHAPTER VI.
THE STARRY FLAG. 64

CHAPTER VII.
GRAVE CHARGES. 75

CHAPTER VIII.
CONSTABLE COOKE. 86

CHAPTER IX.
THE EXAMINATION. 97

CHAPTER X.
MR. C. AUGUSTUS EBENIER. 108

CHAPTER XI.
THE RESULT OF THE EXAMINATION. 119

CHAPTER XII.
HOTEL DE POISSON. 130

CHAPTER XIII.
"OFT FROM APPARENT ILLS." 141

CHAPTER XIV.
"LOSE HIS OWN SOUL." 151

CHAPTER XV.
ANOTHER LITTLE PLAN. 161

CHAPTER XVI.
PISTOLS FOR TWO. 173

CHAPTER XVII.
THE GOLD RESTORED. 184

CHAPTER XVIII.
MAT MOGMORE. 195

CHAPTER XIX.
THE CARIBBEE. 207

CHAPTER XX.
DOCK VINC