JOHN HOLDSWORTH CHIEF MATE BY THE SAME AUTHOR. _Crown 8vo, handsomely bound in cloth, 6s.; also in new series, uniform with this volume, 3s. 6d._ A SEA QUEEN. LADY MAUD. THE WRECK OF THE GROSVENOR. Also, Quarto Edition, paper cover, 6d. JOHN HOLDSWORTH, CHIEF MATE. LITTLE LOO. JACK’S COURTSHIP. A STRANGE VOYAGE. A SAILOR’S SWEETHEART. MY WATCH BELOW. AN OCEAN FREE LANCE. THE FROZEN PIRATE. SAILORS’ LANGUAGE. A Dictionary of Sea Terms. Crown 8vo, cloth, 3s. 6d. LONDON: SAMPSON LOW, MARSTON, SEARLE, & RIVINGTON, _Limited_, ST. DUNSTAN’S HOUSE, FETTER LANE, E.C. JOHN HOLDSWORTH CHIEF MATE BY W. CLARK RUSSELL AUTHOR OF ‘THE WRECK OF THE GROSVENOR,’ ETC. _SIXTH AND CHEAPER EDITION_ LONDON: SAMPSON LOW, MARSTON, SEARLE, & RIVINGTON, _Limited_, ST. DUNSTAN’S HOUSE, FETTER LANE, FLEET STREET, E.C. 1889. CONTENTS. CHAPTER I. PAGE SOUTHBOURNE 1 CHAPTER II. TO THE DOWNS 17 CHAPTER III. DOWN CHANNEL 29 CHAPTER IV. IN THE ATLANTIC 35 CHAPTER V. A GALE OF WIND 47 CHAPTER VI. TAKEN ABACK! 58 CHAPTER VII. IN THE BOATS 80 CHAPTER VIII. THE SECOND DAY 93 CHAPTER IX. THE THIRD DAY 103 CHAPTER X. THE FOURTH DAY 113 CHAPTER XI. THE FIFTH DAY 127 CHAPTER XII. THE SIXTH AND SEVENTH DAYS 142 CHAPTER XIII. THE TENTH DAY 150 CHAPTER XIV. HOLDSWORTH’S RECOVERY 162 CHAPTER XV. “NO LIGHT, BUT RATHER DARKNESS, VISIBLE” 172 CHAPTER XVI. SAILORS’ SYMPATHY 180 CHAPTER XVII. A PRESENTATION 189 CHAPTER XVIII. SYDNEY 201 CHAPTER XIX. HOMEWARD BOUND 207 CHAPTER XX. AN INSPIRATION 220 CHAPTER XXI. FOR HANWITCH 236 CHAPTER XXII. SOUTHBOURNE 247 CHAPTER XXIII. REFLECTIONS 258 CHAPTER XXIV. HANWITCH 262 CHAPTER. XXV. IN THE ELLESMERE ROAD 274 CHAPTER XXVI. OVER THE WAY 283 CHAPTER XXVII. FATHER AND CHILD 300 CHAPTER XXVIII. DOLLY’S THOUGHTS 324