Produced by Al Haines. [Illustration: Cover] [Illustration: "THERE LOOMED OUT OF THE MIST A THREE-MASTED VESSEL." (_See page_ 175.)] THE ADVENTURES OF DICK TREVANION _A STORY OF EIGHTEEN HUNDRED AND FOUR_ BY HERBERT STRANG _ILLUSTRATED BY W. RAINEY, R.I._ LONDON HENRY FROWDE HODDER & STOUGHTON 1911 BRADBURY, AGNEW, & CO., LD., PRINTERS, LONDON AND TONBRIDGE. CONTENTS CHAPTER THE FIRST THE VILLAGE AND THE TOWERS CHAPTER THE SECOND JOHN TREVANION RETURNS HOME CHAPTER THE THIRD THE BLOW FALLS CHAPTER THE FOURTH THE CAVE OF SEALS CHAPTER THE FIFTH ST. CUBY’S WELL CHAPTER THE SIXTH PENWARDEN DOES HIS DUTY CHAPTER THE SEVENTH THE BREACH WIDENS CHAPTER THE EIGHTH A LIGHT ON THE MOOR CHAPTER THE NINTH DOUBLEDICK’S MIDNIGHT GUESTS CHAPTER THE TENTH THE FIRE BELL AT THE TOWERS CHAPTER THE ELEVENTH SIR BEVIL INTERVENES CHAPTER THE TWELFTH PENWARDEN DISAPPEARS CHAPTER THE THIRTEENTH CROSS-CURRENTS CHAPTER THE FOURTEENTH DOUBLEDICK ON DUTY CHAPTER THE FIFTEENTH ACROSS THE PIT CHAPTER THE SIXTEENTH A PACKET FOR RUSCO CHAPTER THE SEVENTEENTH PETHERICK MAKES A DISCOVERY CHAPTER THE EIGHTEENTH A HIGH DIVE CHAPTER THE NINETEENTH A BARGAIN WITH THE REVENUE CHAPTER THE TWENTIETH THE LAST DEAL CHAPTER THE TWENTY-FIRST THE ATTACK ON THE TOWERS CHAPTER THE TWENTY-SECOND JOHN TREVANION IN THE TOILS CHAPTER THE TWENTY-THIRD THE PRICE OF TREACHERY CHAPTER THE TWENTY-FOURTH PEACE AND GOODWILL LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS "THERE LOOMED OUT OF THE MIST A THREE-MASTED VESSEL" . . . . . . _Frontispiece, see page_ 175 "’HALT, IN THE KING’S NAME!’ CRIED MR. MILDMAY" "’STAND!’ CRIED DICK, DASHING FORWARD. ’LEAVE HIM, OR WE’LL FIRE’" "AS THE SEAL PLUNGED INTO THE SEA, SAM BROUGHT HIS HAMMER DOWN" "THERE WAS NO ONE TO HEAR THE SHORT DIALOGUE THAT ENSUED AT THE HEAD OF THE WELL" "DICK RUSHED LIKE A WHIRLWIND ON THE MAN" "PETHERICK’S HEAD APPEARED THROUGH THE HATCH" "DELAROUSSE RUSHED HEADLONG TOWARDS THE APPROACHING GROUP" CHAPTER THE FIRST The Village and the Towers