Gascoyne, The Sandal-Wood Trader: A Tale of the Pacific
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On a small island in the heart of the Pacific, a colony of settlers receives a visit from a mysterious man known as the Sandal Wood trader. Some say he’s a pirate while others believe he is exactly what he claims—a harmless trader. Join Henry, Bumpus, Reverend Mason, and a host of other memorable characters as they unravel the mystery of who this trader really is. Are the settlers about to be robbed and destroyed? Or, is this man’s assistance necessary for the survival of the colony?While working through this puzzling dilemma, our heroes endure a host of obstacles and trials to overcome, battl...
Chapters (73)
- GASCOYNE,
- THE SANDAL-WOOD TRADER
- A TALE OF THE PACIFIC.
- Author of "Erling the Bold," "The Red Eric," "Deep Down," etc.
- CONTENTS.
- GASCOYNE,
- THE SANDAL-WOOD TRADER.
- CHAPTER I.
- THE SCHOONER.
- CHAPTER II.
- BUMPUS IS FIERY AND PHILOSOPHICAL—MURDEROUS DESIGNS FRUSTRATED.
- CHAPTER III.
- A BOUGH WALK ENLIVENED BY RAMBLING TALK—BUMPUS IS "AGREEABLE."
- CHAPTER IV.
- THE MISSIONARY—SUSPICIONS, SURPRISES, AND SURMISES.
- CHAPTER V.
- THE PASTOR'S HOUSEHOLD—PREPARATIONS FOR WAR.
- CHAPTER VI.
- SUSPICIONS ALLAYED AND REAWAKENED.
- CHAPTER VII.
- MASTER CORRIE CAUGHT NAPPING—SNAKES IN THE GRASS.
- CHAPTER VIII.
- A SURPRISE—A BATTLE AND A FIRE.
- CHAPTER IX.
- BAFFLED AND PERPLEXED—PLANS FOR A RESCUE.
- CHAPTER X.
- THE PURSUIT—POOPY, LED ON BY LOVE AND HATE, RUSHES TO THE RESCUE.
- CHAPTER XI.
- A GHOST—A TERRIBLE COMBAT ENDING IN A DREADFUL PLUNGE.
- CHAPTER XII.
- DANGEROUS NAVIGATION AND DOUBTFUL PILOTAGE—MONTAGUE IS HOT, GASCOYNE SARCASTIC.
- CHAPTER XIII.
- DOINGS ON BOARD THE "FOAM."
- CHAPTER XIV.
- GREATER MYSTERIES THAN EVER—A BOLD MOVE AND A NARROW ESCAPE.
- CHAPTER XV.
- REMARKABLE DOINGS OF POOPY—EXTRAORDINARY CASE OF RESUSCITATION.
- CHAPTER XVI.
- A WILD CHASE—HOPE, DISAPPOINTMENT, AND DESPAIR—THE SANDAL-WOOD TRADER OUTWITS THE MAN-OF-WAR.
- CHAPTER XVII.
- THE ESCAPE.
- CHAPTER XVIII.
- THE GOAT'S PASS—AN ATTACK, A BLOODLESS VICTORY, AND A SERMON.
- CHAPTER XIX.
- SORROW AND SYMPATHY—THE WIDOW BECOMES A PLEADER AND HER SON ENGAGES IN A SINGLE COMBAT.
- CHAPTER XX.
- MYSTERIOUS CONSULTATIONS AND PLANS—GASCOYNE ASTONISHES HIS FRIENDS, AND MAKES AN UNEXPECTED CONFESSION.
- CHAPTER XXI.
- A TERRIBLE DOOM FOR AN INNOCENT MAN.
- CHAPTER XXII.
- THE RENDEZVOUS—AN EPISODE—PECULIAR CIRCUMSTANCES—OTHER MATTERS.
- CHAPTER XXIII.
- PLANS PARTIALLY CARRIED OUT—THE CUTTER'S FATE—AND A SERIOUS MISFORTUNE.
- CHAPTER XXIV.
- AN UNEXPECTED MEETING—DOINGS ON THE ISLE OF PALMS—GASCOYNE'S DESPAIR.
- CHAPTER XXV.
- SURLY DICK THE RESCUE.
- CHAPTER XXVI.
- THE CAPTURE AND THE FIRE.
- CHAPTER XXVII.
- PLEADING FOR LIFE.
- CHAPTER XXVIII.
- A PECULIAR CONFIDANT—MORE DIFFICULTIES, AND VARIOUS PLANS TO OVERCOME THEM.
- CHAPTER XXIX.
- BUMPUS IS PERPLEXED—MYSTERIOUS COMMUNINGS, AND A CURIOUS LEAVE-TAKING.
- CHAPTER XXX.
- MORE LEAVING—DEEP DESIGNS—BUMPUS IN A NEW CAPACITY.
- CHAPTER XXXI.
- THE AMBUSH—THE ESCAPE—RETRIBUTIVE JUSTICE—AND CONCLUSION.
- THE END.
- A.L. Burt's Catalogue of Books for Young People by Popular Writers,
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