In the Sargasso Sea

In the Sargasso Sea

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IN THE SARGASSO SEA
A Novel
BY
THOMAS A. JANVIER
AUTHOR OF "THE UNCLE OF AN ANGEL" "THE AZTEC
TREASURE-HOUSE" "STORIES OF OLD NEW SPAIN" ETC.
* * * * *
1898

TO
C.A.J.

CONTENTS

I. I PAY FOR MY PASSAGE TO LOANGO II. HOW I BOARDED
THE BRIG GOLDEN HIND III. I HAVE A SCARE, AND GET
OVER IT IV. CAPTAIN LUKE MAKES ME AN OFFER V. I GIVE
CAPTAIN LUKE MY ANSWER VI. I TIE UP MY BROKEN HEAD,
AND TRY TO ATTRACT ATTENTION VII. I ENCOUNTER A
GOOD DOCTOR AND A VIOLENT GALE VIII. THE HURST
CASTLE IS DONE FOR IX. ON THE EDGE OF THE SARGASSO
SEA X. I TAKE A CHEERFUL VIEW OF A BAD SITUATION XI.
MY GOOD SPIRITS ARE WRUNG OUT OF ME XII. I HAVE A
FEVER AND SEE VISIONS XIII. I HEAR A STRANGE CRY IN
THE NIGHT XIV. OF MY MEETING WITH A MURDERED MAN
XV. I HAVE SOME TALK WITH A MURDERER XVI. I RID
MYSELF OF TWO DEAD MEN XVII. HOW I WALKED MYSELF
INTO A MAZE XVIII. I FIND THE KEY TO A SEA MYSTERY XIX.
OF A GOOD PLAN THAT WENT WRONG WITH ME XX. HOW I
SPENT A NIGHT WEARILY XXI. MY THIRST IS QUENCHED,
AND I FIND A COMPASS XXII. I GET SOME FOOD IN ME, AND
FORM A CRAZY PLAN XXIII. HOW I STARTED ON A JOURNEY
DUE NORTH XXIV. OF WHAT I FOUND ABOARD A SPANISH
GALLEON XXV. I AM THE MASTER OF A GREAT TREASURE
XXVI. OF A STRANGE SIGHT THAT I SAW IN THE
NIGHT-TIME XXVII. I SET MYSELF TO A HEAVY TASK XXVIII.
HOW I RUBBED SHOULDERS WITH DESPAIR XXIX. I GET
INTO A SEA CHARNEL-HOUSE XXX. I COME TO THE WALL
OF MY SEA-PRISON XXXI. HOW HOPE DIED OUT OF MY
HEART XXXII. I FALL IN WITH A FELLOW-PRISONER XXXIII.
I MAKE A GLAD DISCOVERY XXXIV. I END A GOOD JOB
WELL, AND GET A SET-BACK XXXV. I AM READY FOR A
FRESH HAZARD OF FORTUNE XXXVI. HOW MY CAT
PROMISED ME GOOD LUCK XXXVII. HOW MY CAT STILL
FURTHER CHEERED ME XXXVIII. HOW I FOUGHT MY WAY
THROUGH THE SARGASSO WEED XXXIX. WHY MY CAT
CALLED OUT TO ME

IN THE SARGASSO SEA

I
I PAY FOR MY PASSAGE TO LOANGO
Captain Luke Chilton counted over the five-dollar notes with a greater
care than I thought was necessary, considering that there were only ten
of them; and cautiously examined each separate one, as though he
feared that I might be trying to pay for my passage in bad money. His
show of distrust set my back up, and I came near to damning him right
out for his impudence--until I reflected that a West Coast trader must
pretty well divide his time between cheating people and seeing to it that
he isn't cheated, and so held my tongue.
Having satisfied himself that the tale was correct and that the notes
were genuine, he brought out from the inside pocket of his long-tailed
shore-going coat a big canvas pocket-book, into which he stowed them
lengthwise; and from the glimpse I had of it I fancied that until my
money got there it was about bare. As he put away the pocket-book, he
said, and pleasantly enough:
"You see, Mr. Stetworth, it's this way: fifty dollars is dirt cheap for a
cast across from