Rodman The Boatsteerer And Other Stories / 1898

ugh seamen of the brigantine, the haunting fear of discovery returned to him in all its first force of three years before. A kindly remark made by the rough but good-na

ore. There's many a King's ship around these parts, and the chances are that some of the company of any one of 'em would recognise you-and you know what that means. If I were in your place I would try and get away in an American

rid population of natives, half-bloods, runaways from whale-ships, and Portuguese, he found employment at boat-building, and for another three years lived contentedly enough, working hard, and saving

ned money, and going on board the barque at night, besought the master to give him and the boy a passage

ate showed up scarce a mile distant, and Brandon, with a pistol in the bosom of his shirt, sat and trem

surf, and the brown people came out from their dwellings of thatch and shouted and bawled to the men on the passing ship; but a

p waters of Lêla Harbour were sighted; and here once mor