Produced by Beginners Projects, Steven desJardins, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) DENIS DENT [Illustration: "NAN" (Copyright, 1903, by Frank Leslie Publishing House)] DENIS DENT A Novel BY ERNEST W. HORNUNG _Author of "The Amateur Cracksman," "Raffles," "No Hero," etc._ [Illustration] _With a Frontispiece by_ HARRISON FISHER NEW YORK · FREDERICK A. STOKES COMPANY · PUBLISHERS _Copyright, 1903_, BY FRANK LESLIE PUBLISHING HOUSE _Copyright, 1903_, BY E. W. HORNUNG _All Rights Reserved_ This edition published in January, 1904. To P. M. MARTINEAU, Esq., J. P. DEAR MR. MARTINEAU, The little picture of the past attempted in this tale owes more than one touch to your kindness. I only wish that the whole were nearer the mark aimed at, and so worthier to bear your name upon this page. Yours very sincerely, E. W. HORNUNG. Reform Club, October 27th, 1903. CONTENTS CHAPTER PAGE I. THE SECOND OFFICER 1 II. SAUVE QUI PEUT 10 III. THE CASTAWAYS 18 IV. LOST AND FOUND 30 V. A TOUCH OF FEVER 37 VI. NEW CONDITIONS 48 VII. DENIS AND NAN 57 VIII. COLD WATER 70 IX. THE CANVAS CITY 79 X. THIEVES IN THE NIGHT 90 XI. STRANGE BEDFELLOWS 102 XII. EL DORADO 114 XIII. THE ENEMY'S CAMP 122 XIV. THE FIRST CLAIM 133 XV. A PIOUS FRAUD 146 XVI. A WINDFALL 158 XVII. HATE AND MONEY 168 XVIII. ROTTEN GULLY 178 XIX. NEW BLOOD 187 XX. THE JEWELER'S SHOP 196 XXI. THE COURIER OF DEATH 211 XXII. ATRA CURA 220 XXIII. BROKEN OFF 231 XXIV. DEATH'S DOOR 243 XXV. BEAT OF DRUM 251 XXVI. HOMEWARD BOUND 265 XXVII. THE GREAT GULF 277 XXVIII. NEWS OF BATTLE 289 XXIX. GUY FAWKES DAY 299 XXX. THE SANDBAG BATTERY 310 XXXI. TIME'S WHIRLIGIG 319 DENIS DENT CHAPTER I THE SECOND OFFICER "Land ahead!"