The Naval Cadet
Reading edition
A Story of Adventure on Land and Sea
BY
DR. GORDON STABLES
Author of "In the Great White Land" &c.
ILLUSTRATED BY WILLIAM RAINEY, R.I.
BLACKIE AND SON LIMITED LONDON GLASGOW AND BOMBAY
Printed in Great Britain by Blackie & Son, Limited, Glasgow
CONTENTS.
Chap.
I. The Hermit of Kilmara II. The Night came on before its Time III. The Storm IV. Story of the Skye Clearings V. A Terrible Adventure VI. In Search of Adventure VII. Lost in a Highland Mist VIII. Creggan and Oscar IX. On Board the Gunboat Rattler X. War Ahead! XI. The City of Blood XII. Capture of the City of Benin XIII. In a Wild and Lovely Mountain-land XIV. A Fearful Night XV. Welcome Back to Skye XVI. Life on the Good Ship Osprey XVII. Mess-room Fun XVIII. St. Elmo's Fire XIX. The Burning Ship XX. Gun-room Fun XXI. Jacko Steals the Captain's Pudding XXII. In the Wilds of Venezuela XXIII. Dolce Far Niente XXIV. On the Lonesome Llanos XXV. Promotion XXVI. Adventure in a Papuan Lake-Village XXVII. A Terrible Tragedy XXVIII. "The Battle rages Loud and Long" XXIX. Like a Battle of Olden Times XXX. Court-martialed XXXI. Safely Home at Last
ILLUSTRATIONS
The Ju-Ju king sprang up ... Frontispiece [Missing from source book]
Creggan kept the boat head-on to each threatening wave
"Well, my lad, you're one of the 'Rattler's' middies, aren't you?"
Just in the nick of time, Creggan fires [Missing from source book]
"Antoine was in a state of mesmeric fascination, and pale as death"
THE NAVAL CADET.