THE
FORTUNE OF THE INDIES
A ruby shone like fire in the palm of his yellow hand
THE
Fortune of the Indies
Author of "The Happy Venture," "Silver Shoal Light,"
"Us and the Bottle-Man," "Blue Magic," etc.
ILLUSTRATED BY
THE AUTHOR
NEW YORK
THE CENTURY CO.
Copyright, 1922, by
The Century Co.
PRINTED IN U. S. A.
TO R. T.
I have no right to love the sea
Save with the love that was born in me;
But you, whose father's father gave
Himself to serve the wind and wave,
Whose kin have sailed the seven seas,—
Your spirit is at one with these.
So, as you read my dreamed-of tales.
You hear the wind in long-furled sails;
The blood of brave sea-faring men
Stirs in your very heart again;
You glamour all my pages o'er
With sea-love that your kinsmen bore.
I have no right to love the sea
Save with the love that was born in me;
You who do honor to my page
Can call the sea your heritage.
CONTENTS
CHAPTER PAGE I 3 II 20 III 28 IV 40 V 51 VI 71 VII 80 VIII 94 IX 105 X 114 XI 124 XII 130 XIII 151 XIV 167 XV 180 XVI 190 XVII 201 XVIII 215 XIX 227 XX 244
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
- A ruby shone like fire in the palm of his yellow hand
Frontispiece FACING PAGE - In the seclusion of the office Jane did a daring thing
44 - "It isn't newspaper at all," she said
78 - "Now let's go and do something about it"
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THE
FORTUNE OF THE INDIES
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