CONTENTSCHAPTERPAGEI.Jean François de Nantes1II.A Secret of the Sea8III.Evening15IV.Spanish Gold19V.Amidst the Bushes27VI.Alone30VII.The Boat42VIII.The Escape49IX.A Star on the Sea53X.Like a Thief in the Night56XI.Captain Sagesse61XII.Rum65XIII.La Belle Arlésienne71XIV.The Money Changer76XV.The Magic Town83XVI.Rue Victor Hugo89XVII.The Bells and the Rain102XVIII.Love106XIX.Marie of Morne Rouge122XX.Fate130XXI.The Fleur d’Amour134XXII.The Road to Grande Anse139XXIII.They Meet144XXIV.Flower of Light157XXV.Simon Serpente160XXVI.Skeleton Island182XXVII.The Garden of Love186XXVIII.The Fateful Light192XXIX.The Sailing of La Belle Arlésienne198XXX.Pedro202XXXI.A Fort de France, Ay, Ho!208XXXII.The Fo’cs’le211XXXIII.The Revolver215XXXIV.The Vision of Treasure221XXXV.The Landing230XXXVI.The Skulls236XXXVII.Sagesse is Cornered240XXXVIII.The Awakening243XXXIX.Disaster249XL.The Passing of Sagesse257XLI.Treasure264XLII.The Morning Sea275XLIII.Deliverance283XLIV.Simon Stock287XLV.Mount Pelée293XLVI.Ashes299XLVII.The Footstep in the Dust302