CONTENTS
CHAPTER PAGE
I. The Cape Ann Sloop 1
II. A Morning's Mail 12
III. Captain Brandt at the Throttle 24
IV. Among the Blackfish and Tomcods 42
V. Aunty Bell's Kitchen 60
VI. A Little Dinner for Five 76
VII. Betty's First Patient 103
VIII. The "Heave Ho" of Lonny Bowles 122
IX. What the Butcher saw 139
X. Strains from Bock's 'Cello 162
XI. Captain Joe's Telegram 181
XII. Captain Joe's Creed 194
XIII. A Shanty Door 210
XIV. Two Envelopes 225
XV. A Narrow Path 236
XVI. Under the Willows 259
XVII. The Song of the Fire 269
XVIII. The Equinoctial Gale 275
XIX. From the Lantern Deck 284
XX. At the Pines 300
XXI. The Record of Nickles, the Cook 319
XXII. After the Battle 334
XXIII. A Broken Draw 341
XXIV. The Swinging Gate 351
XXV. Under the Pitiless Stars 359
XXVI. Caleb trims his Lights 373
