The Project Gutenberg eBook, Kate Bonnet, by Frank R Stockton, Illustrated by A J Keller and H S Potter This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net Title: Kate Bonnet The Romance of a Pirate's Daughter Author: Frank R Stockton Release Date: November 12, 2005 [eBook #17053] Language: English Character set encoding: ISO-8859-1 ***START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK KATE BONNET*** E-text prepared by Suzanne Shell, Gene Smethers, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net/) You should have seen that wonderful pirate fight "Oh, Kate!" said Dickory, "you should have seen that wonderful pirate fight." (See page 350.) KATE BONNET The Romance of a Pirate's Daughter BY FRANK R STOCKTON Decorative drawing of Kate Bonnet Illustrated by A J Keller and H S Potter NEW YORK D APPLETON AND COMPANY 1902 COPYRIGHT, 1901, 1903 By D APPLETON AND COMPANY All rights reserved February, 1902 CONTENTS CHAPTER I TWO YOUNG PEOPLE, A SHIP, AND A FISH II A FRUIT-BASKET AND A FRIEND III THE TWO CLOCKS IV ON THE QUARTER-DECK V AN UNSUCCESSFUL ERRAND VI A PAIR OF SHOES AND STOCKINGS VII KATE PLANS VIII BEN GREENWAY IS CONVINCED THAT BONNET IS A PIRATE IX DICKORY SETS FORTH X CAPTAIN CHRISTOPHER VINCE XI BAD WEATHER XII FACE TO FACE XIII CAPTAIN BONNET GOES TO CHURCH XIV A GIRL TO THE FRONT XV THE GOVERNOR OF JAMAICA XVI A QUESTION OF ETIQUETTE XVII AN ORNAMENTED BEARD XVIII I HAVE NO RIGHT; I AM A PIRATE XIX THE NEW FIRST LIEUTENANT XX ONE NORTH, ONE SOUTH XXI A PROJECTED MARRIAGE XXII BLADE TO BLADE XXIII THE ADDRESS OF THE LETTER XXIV BELIZE XXV WISE MR DELAPLAINE XXVI DICKORY STRETCHES HIS LEGS XXVII A GIRL WHO LAUGHED XXVIII LUCILLA'S SHIP Page 11 25 35 48 61 70 79 103 117 132 138 147 161 165 173 187 194 203 217 223 230 245 251 263 276 280 295 XXIX CAPTAIN ICHABOD XXX DAME CHARTER MAKES A FRIEND XXXI MR DELAPLAINE LEADS A BOARDING PARTY XXXII THE DELIVERY OF THE LETTER XXXIII BLACKBEARD GIVES GREENWAY SOME DIFFICULT WORK XXXIV CAPTAIN THOMAS OF THE ROYAL JAMES XXXV A CHAPTER OF HAPPENINGS XXXVI THE TIDE DECIDES XXXVII BONNET AND GREENWAY PART COMPANY XXXVIII AGAIN DICKORY WAS THERE XXXIX THE BLESSINGS WHICH COME FROM THE DEATH OF THE WICKED XL CAPTAIN ICHABOD PUTS THE CASE RECENT FICTION 308 320 330 341 357 364 373 381 392 399 405 409 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS FACING PAGE "Oh, Kate!" said Dickory, "you should have seen that wonderful Frontispiece pirate fight" "If you talk to me like that I will cut you down where you stand!" 46 "He is my father!" said Kate 124 "Haste ye! haste ye," cried Dickory, "they will leave you behind" 155 "Take that," he feebly said, "and swear that it shall be delivered" 241 Kate and her father in the warehouse 260 Lucilla rescues Dickory 337 In an instant Dickory was there 403 KATE BONNET ... "Oh, Kate! " said Dickory, "you should have seen that wonderful pirate fight." (See page 350.) KATE BONNET The Romance of a Pirate's Daughter BY FRANK R STOCKTON Decorative drawing of Kate Bonnet. .. A PAIR OF SHOES AND STOCKINGS VII KATE PLANS VIII BEN GREENWAY IS CONVINCED THAT BONNET IS A PIRATE IX DICKORY SETS FORTH X CAPTAIN CHRISTOPHER VINCE XI BAD WEATHER XII FACE TO FACE XIII CAPTAIN BONNET GOES TO CHURCH... "Take that," he feebly said, "and swear that it shall be delivered" 241 Kate and her father in the warehouse 260 Lucilla rescues Dickory 337 In an instant Dickory was there 403 KATE BONNET CHAPTER I TWO YOUNG PEOPLE, A SHIP, AND A FISH