The Adventures of Captain Horn

Project Gutenberg's The Adventures of Captain Horn, by Frank Richard StocktonThis eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it,give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online atwww.gutenberg.netTitle: The Adventures of Captain HornAuthor: Frank Richard StocktonRelease Date: April 29, 2004 [EBook #12190]Language: English*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE ADVENTURES OF CAPTAIN HORN ***Produced by Suzanne Shell, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team.THE ADVENTURES OF CAPTAIN HORNBY FRANK R. STOCKTON1910CONTENTSCHAPTERI An Introductory DisasterII A New Face in CampIII A Change of LodgingsIV Another New FaceV The RackbirdsVI Three Weld BeastsVII Gone!VIII The AlarmIX An Amazing NarrationX The Captain ExploresXI A New HemisphereXII A Tradition and a WaistcoatXIII "Mine!"XIV A Pile of FuelXV The Cliff-Maka SchemeXVI On a Business BasisXVII "A Fine Thing, No Matter What Happens"XVIII Mrs. Cliff is AmazedXIX Left BehindXX At the Rackbirds' CoveXXI In the CavesXXII A Pack-MuleXXIII His Present ShareXXVI His Fortune under his FeetTHE ADVENTURES OF CAPTAIN HORNCHAPTER IAN INTRODUCTORY DISASTEREarly in the spring of the year 1884 the three-masted schooner C a s t o r, from San Francisco to Valparaiso, was struck bya tornado off the coast of Peru. The storm, which rose with frightful ...