 For permission to use certain material in this book, courteous acknowledgment is made to The Northwestern Miller, through the kindness of Mr. Edgar, for the stories ``Captain Scarfield'' and ``Blueskin, the Pirate,'' with their accompanying illustrations; The Century Company for the chapter from Jack Ballister's Fortunes, together with several illustrations from the book; Collier's Weekly for ``Dead Men Tell No Tales'' and ``The Burning Ship''; also to Messrs. Thornton Oakley, Harry E. Townsend, and N. C. Wyeth for sketches which are reproduced here for the first time. Special thanks are due them all for their ready assistance in making the book a complete representation of Mr. Pyle's work in this special field and in so far worthy of his high position in American art and letters.  FOREWORD BY MERLE JOHNSON PREFACE CHAPTER I. BUCCANEERS AND MAROONERS OF THE SPANISH MAIN CHAPTER II. THE GHOST OF CAPTAIN BRAND CHAPTER III. WITH THE BUCCANEERS CHAPTER IV. TOM CHIST AND THE TREASURE BOX CHAPTER V. JACK BALLISTER'S FORTUNES CHAPTER VI. BLUESKIN THE PIRATE CHAPTER VII. CAPTAIN SCARFIELD  Pirate Bold, as imagined by a Quaker Gentleman in the Farm Lands of Pennsylvania |