The House Under the Sea - A Romance

The Project Gutenberg eBook, The House Under the Sea, by Sir Max Pemberton This 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 at www.gutenberg.org Title: The House Under the Sea A Romance Author: Sir Max Pemberton Release Date: July 20, 2009 [eBook #29462] Language: English Character set encoding: ISO-8859-1 ***START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE HOUSE UNDER THE SEA*** E-text prepared by an anonymous Project Gutenberg volunteer THE HOUSE UNDER THE SEA A ROMANCE BY MAX PEMBERTON Author of Kronstadt, The Phantom Army, Etc. ILLUSTRATED NEW YORK D. APPLETON AND COMPANY 1902 Copyright, 1902 By MAX PEMBERTON All rights reserved Published September, 1902 "Shall we go, or stay?" CONTENTS I.—IN WHICH JASPER BEGG MAKES KNOWN THE PURPOSE MAKES KNOWN THE PURPOSE OF HIS VOYAGE TO THE PACIFIC OCEAN, AND HOW IT CAME ABOUT THAT HE COMMISSIONED THE STEAMSHIP SOUTHERN CROSS THROUGH PHILIPS, WESTBURY, AND CO. II.—WE GO ASHORE AND LEARN STRANGE THINGS III.—IN WHICH JASPER BEGG MAKES UP HIS MIND WHAT TO DO IV.—WE GO ABOARD, BUT RETURN AGAIN V.—STRANGE SIGHTS ASHORE, AND WHAT WE SAW OF THEM VI.—JASPER BEGG MEETS HIS OLD MISTRESS, AND IS WATCHED VII.—IN WHICH HELP COMES FROM THE LAST QUARTER WE HAD EXPECTED IT VIII.—THE BIRD'S NEST IN THE HILLS IX.—WE LOOK OUT FOR THE SOUTHERN CROSS X.