



Produced by Al Haines










[Illustration: Cover art]





[Frontispiece: "HE PLACED THE CHILD UPON THE CHEST, AND HELD HIM THERE
THAT HE MIGHT NOT FALL OFF."  p. 38.]





DONALBLANE OF DARIEN


BY

J. MACDONALD OXLEY,


_Author of_

"_Norman's Nugget_," "_In the Swing of the Sea_,"
  _etc., etc._




_ILLUSTRATED BY W. RAINEY, R.I._




TORONTO:

THE MUSSON BOOK COMPANY, LIMITED.

1902




CONTENTS.


CHAP.

    I.  BY WAY OF BEGINNING
   II.  DONALBLANE CARRIES HIS POINT
  III.  OFF TO DARIEN
   IV.  A RESCUE AND A RETREAT
    V.  ACROSS THE ATLANTIC
   VI.  A BRUSH WITH BUCCANEERS
  VII.  THE FOUNDING OF THE CITY OF DARIEN
 VIII.  A SUCCESSFUL EMBASSY
   IX.  IN PERILOUS PLIGHT
    X.  THE CHASE OF THE MANATEE
   XI.  THE MIDNIGHT ATTACK
  XII.  NEW YORK AND HOME




ILLUSTRATIONS


"HE PLACED THE CHILD UPON THE CHEST, AND HELD HIM THERE THAT HE
  MIGHT NOT FALL OFF."................ _Frontispiece_

"'YE'VE A GREAT LIKING FOR THE SEA, THEY TELL ME, LAD,' BEGAN MR.
BLANE."

"THE RAVENING SWINE WERE GAINING UPON HIM."

"GLARING DOWN UPON HIM... THE MOST APPALLING EYES HE HAD EVER BEHELD."

"PRESENTLY RAYMON ROSE IN THE BOW, HARPO