CAPTAIN SHANNON CAPTAIN SHANNON BY COULSON KERNAHAN AUTHOR OF “A DEAD MAN’S DIARY,” “A BOOK OF STRANGE SINS,” “SORROW AND SONG,” “GOD AND THE ANT,” ETC. [Illustration: [Publisher’s logo]] NEW YORK DODD, MEAD AND COMPANY 1896 _Copyright, 1896_, BY DODD, MEAD AND COMPANY. University Press: JOHN WILSON AND SON, CAMBRIDGE, U.S.A. CONTENTS CHAPTER PAGE I WHO IS “CAPTAIN SHANNON”? 1 II CAPTAIN SHANNON’S MANIFESTO 9 III THE “DAILY RECORD” TO THE RESCUE 20 IV THE MURDER IN FLEET STREET 25 V THE IDENTITY OF CAPTAIN SHANNON DISCLOSED AT LAST 34 VI I MAKE UP MY MIND TO FIND CAPTAIN SHANNON 44 VII MY FIRST MEETING WITH JAMES MULLEN 52 VIII THE DYNAMITE HULK 66 IX I TAKE UP MY QUARTERS AT CANVEY 74 X I BOARD THE “CUBAN QUEEN” 81 XI PERSONAL EXPLANATIONS 94 XII HOW CAPTAIN SHANNON’S AUTOGRAPH CAME INTO MY POSSESSION 101 XIII I POSSESS MYSELF OF THE SECRET OF JAMES BAKEWELL GREEN 113 XIV ONE OF THE DOCUMENTS WHICH COST MY INQUIRY AGENT HIS LIFE 120 XV A DOCUMENT OF IMPORTANCE 127 XVI HENRY JEANES, ALIAS JAMES MULLEN 136 XVII ON THE HEELS OF JAMES MULLEN 142 XVIII I BECOME A HAIRDRESSER’S ASSISTANT 160 XIX “ARE THERE ANY LETTERS FOR HENRY JEANES, PLEASE?” 166 XX HOW JAMES MULLEN AND MYSELF ALMOST MET 171 XXI HOW I STRUCK JAMES MULLEN’S TRACK 180 XXII THE ARTFULNESS OF JAMES MULLEN 193 XXIII HOW I GOT WEDGED IN A WINDOW, AND LEFT BEHIND 200 XXIV A PRETTY KETTLE OF FISH! 213 XXV JAMES MULLEN AND I MEET AT LAST 219 XXVI AFTER THE EXPLOSION 226 XXVII I PLAY A GAME OF “BLUFF” WITH HUGHES 241 XXVIII I BOARD THE “CUBAN QUEEN” FOR THE SECOND TIME 254 XXIX I TRY A FALL WITH JAMES MULLEN 259 XXX MORE DEVILRY 274