JOSEPH BRANT Young brother of Molly Brant, afterward the great Mohawk chief, Thayendanegea ROBERT DINWIDDIE Lieutenant-Governor of Virginia WILLIAM SHIRLEY Governor of Massachusetts BENJAMIN FRANKLIN Famous American patriot JAMES COLDEN A young Philadelphia captain WILLIAM WILTON A young Philadelphia lieutenant HUGH CARSON A young Philadelphia lieutenant JACOBUS HUYSMAN An Albany burgher CATERINA Jacobus Huysman's cook ALEXANDER MCLEAN An Albany schoolmaster BENJAMIN HARDY A New York merchant JOHNATHAN PILLSBURY Clerk to Benjamin Hardy ADRIAN VAN ZOON A New York merchant THE SLAVER A nameless rover ACHILLE GARAY A French spy ALFRED GROSVENOR A young English officer JAMES CABELL A young Virginian WALTER STUART A young Virginian BLACK RIFLE A famous "Indian fighter" ELIHU STRONG A Massachusetts colonel ALAN HERVEY A New York financier STUART WHITE Captain of the British sloop, _Hawk_ JOHN LATHAM Lieutenant of the British sloop, _Hawk_ EDWARD CHARTERIS A young officer of the Royal Americans ZEBEDEE CRANE A young scout and forest runner ROBERT ROGERS Famous Captain of American Rangers CONTENTS CHAPTER PAGE I OLD FRIENDS 1 II THE CHEST OF DRAWERS 22 III THE PURSUIT OF GARAY 46 IV OUT TO SEA 66 V MUSIC IN THE MOONLIGHT 85 VI THE ISLAND 104 VII THE PIRATE'S WARNING 123 VIII MAKING THE BEST OF IT 142 IX THE VOICE IN THE AIR 158 X THE SLOOP OF WAR 176 XI BACK TO THE WORLD 193 XII THE WILDERNESS AGAIN 217 XIII THE REUNION 238 XIV BEFORE QUEBEC 263 XV THE LONE CHATEAU 284 XVI THE RECKONING 303 THE SUN OF QUEBEC CHAPTER I OLD FRIENDS