CHAPTER PAGE
I INTRODUCING MR. MACHIAVELLI VAN DYCK 3
II THE SHIP'S COMPANY 19
III THE MAJOR--AND OTHERS 36
IV THE LOG OF THE _Andromeda_ 50
V ANY PORT IN A STORM 61
VI A SEA CHANGE 72
VII SHORE LEAVE 86
VIII INTO THE PRIMITIVE 103
IX THE BULLY 115
X THE BONES OF THE _Santa Lucia_ 131
XI FINDERS KEEPERS 144
XII BONTECK UNLOADS 159
XIII THE WIND AND THE WAVES ROARING 175
XIV HAND TO MOUTH 193
XV THE MERRY WAR 212
XVI A MARATHON AND AN ULTIMATUM 235
XVII CAPTAIN ELIJAH SCORES 251
XVIII UNDER A GIBBOUS MOON 266
XIX THE FORWARD LIGHT 285