A TALE OF TWO TUNNELS
NOVELS, ETC., BY W. CLARK RUSSELL
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ROUND THE GALLEY FIRE.
IN THE MIDDLE WATCH.
ON THE FO'K'SLE HEAD.
A VOYAGE TO THE CAPE.
A BOOK FOR THE HAMMOCK.
THE MYSTERY OF THE 'OCEAN STAR.'
THE ROMANCE OF JENNY HARLOWE.
AN OCEAN TRAGEDY.
MY SHIPMATE LOUISE.
ALONE ON A WIDE WIDE SEA.
THE GOOD SHIP 'MOHOCK.'
THE PHANTOM DEATH.
IS HE THE MAN?
THE CONVICT SHIP.
HEART OF OAK.
THE TALE OF THE TEN.
THE LAST ENTRY.
A TALE OF TWO TUNNELS. Crown 8vo., cloth, 3s. 6d.
THE SHIP: HER STORY. With 50 illustrations by H. C. SeppingsWright. Small 4to., cloth, gilt top, 6s.
London: CHATTO & WINDUS, 111 St. Martin's Lane, W.C.
A TALE OF
TWO TUNNELS
A ROMANCE OF THE WESTERN WATERS
BY
W. CLARK RUSSELL
AUTHOR OF
'THE WRECK OF THE GROSVENOR,' 'THE CONVICT SHIP,' ETC.
A NEW EDITION
LONDON
CHATTO & WINDUS
1899
CONTENTS
| CHAPTER | PAGE | |
| I. | THE DEVIL'S WALK | 1 |
| II. | CAPTAIN JACKMAN | 31 |
| III. | THE DINNER | 63 |
| IV. | THE PROPOSAL | 93 |
| V. | BUGSBY'S HOLE | 124 |
| VI. | FATHER AND DAUGHTER | 158 |
A TALE OF TWO TUNNELS
CHAPTER I. THE DEVIL'S WALK.
The ship Lovelace lay in the East India Docks, being newly arrivedfrom an East India voyage. Her commander, Jackman, stood in her cabinand gazed in his glass; he looked at his face, and seemed to study it.There was a mark as of a blow close under the left eye, and he examinedthis mark with care.
He was a handsome man, with regular features and a dark brown skin. Hiseyes were black and flashing, and, contrary to the custom of that age,he wore his hair close cropped behind. Being satisfied, he picked up abag, locked a drawer, quitted[Pg 2] his cabin, withdrew the key, and left theship.
He made his way on foot and by coach to Cannon Street, where the officesof the owners of the vessel were situated. Just when he was in themiddle of the thoroughfare he was knocked down and his bag taken fromhim. He lay stunned for some moments, and, when he sprang to his feet,he caught sight of the darting figure of a man flinging the bag