The Haunted Island THE HAUNTED ISLAND A PIRATE ROMANCE By E. H. VISIAK LONDON ELKIN MATHEWS, VIGO STREET MCMX THE HAUNTED ISLAND A PIRATE ROMANCE Being the History of an Adventure to an Island in the Remote South Sea. Of a Wizard there. Of his Pirate Gang; His Treasure; His Combustible; His Skeleton Antic Lad. Of his Wisdom; Of his Poesy; His Barbarous Cruelty; His Mighty Power. Of a Volcan on the Island. And of the Ghostly Terror. _TO MY MOTHER_ [Illustration] CONTENTS CHAP. PAGE I. SCAMPERING AWAY 11 II. FRANCIS DREAMS A DREAM 19 III. THE CASTAWAYS 22 IV. VILLAINY 27 V. THE ENGLISHMAN’S RELATION. (THE ISLAND) 32 VI. THE ENGLISHMAN’S RELATION CONTINUED. (THE CELL) 38 VII. A HORRIBLE VILLAIN 47 VIII. THALASS 51 IX. OUVERY DELIVERS UP THE CHART 56 X. WE FALL IN WITH THE FLEET OF CAPTAIN MORGAN. THE BUCCANEER’S HUT 59 XI. THE MAD MAROON 75 XII. THE WARNING SEA 85 XIII. THE GHOST 91 XIV. THE CUT CABLE 100 XV. THE ISLAND OF THE HOLY 104 XVI. SPIES OF CANAAN 106 XVII. DOCTOR COPICUS 114 XVIII. THE RUNNING MAN 120 XIX. THE CLOISTERS. THE DOCTOR AND THE VOLCAN 127 XX. THE PHANTOM VOICE 133 XXI. THE MANUSCRIPTS 138 XXII. THE GLORIOUS PIRATE 142 XXIII. HEY-DIDDLE-DIDDLE! 145 XXIV. A CURSE FALLS UPON THE WOLVES 148 XXV. A GAUDY PICTURE IN A DARK FRAME 153 XXVI. THE TREASURE CHAMBER 162 XXVII. FRANCIS FINDS HIS BROTHER’S WATCH 168 XXVIII. THE GHOST FACE 172 XXIX. THE FLOAT. THE WALKING LAD 176 XXX. HOW NOW? 180 XXXI. NEITHER ONE NOR THE OTHER 184 XXXII. HELL SHORE 188 SUPPLEMENT 192 THE HAUNTED ISLAND CHAPTER I. SCAMPERING AWAY.