In the Yellow Sea

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Frith Henry. In the Yellow Sea

CHAPTER I. A DISAPPOINTMENT – I ESCAPE MY FORETOLD. DESTINY – THE OSPREY – THE STORM

CHAPTER II. A TERRIBLE POSITION – A PROPHETIC VISION – SINKING!

CHAPTER III. THE STEAMER FÊNG-SHUI, FOR CHINA – CAPTAIN. GOLDHEUGH – DISCIPLINE AND A ROPE'S END!

CHAPTER IV. BOUND TO CHINA – THE VOYAGE AND MY EXPERIENCES — CASH IN HONG KONG – RUMOUR OF WAR

CHAPTER V. A SECRET MISSION – KIDNAPPED! – THE SCHOONER – THE ASSASSIN

CHAPTER VI. SHANGHAI: ITS IMPRESSIONS – MURDER! – A RESCUE, AND A HAPPY ENCOUNTER

CHAPTER VII. THE FÊNG SHUI CHANGES HER NAME FOR LUCK – THE TRANSPORT – THE JAPANESE. MAN-OF-WAR – SURRENDER OF THE KOWSHING

CHAPTER VIII. THE END OF THE FÊNG SHUI – CAPTURED AND PRESSED

CHAPTER IX. THE BATTLE IN THE YELLOW SEA – THE EVIL. GENIUS OF "FÊNG SHUI"

CHAPTER X. A TRANSFORMATION SCENE – I BECOME A "CHINESE"

CHAPTER XI. CHINESE LANGUAGE – "HELD UP" – BETRAYED!

CHAPTER XII. ABANDONED! – I FALL AMONG THIEVES, BUT FIND SOME "GOOD SAMARITANS"

CHAPTER XIII. KINCHOW – ARRESTED BY CHINESE SOLDIERS – CAPTURE OF THE CITY

CHAPTER XIV. THE SACK OF KINCHOW – RELEASED – "CASTLED" – A CHECK

CHAPTER XV. AN ADVENTURE ON THE HILLS – THE VALLEY OF. THE SHADOW OF DEATH – TALIEN-WAN

CHAPTER XVI. PORT ARTHUR – THE MASSACRE IN THE TOWN – RELEASE

CHAPTER XVII. EXPLANATIONS – ON BOARD THE NANIWA AGAIN — THE BLOCKADE OF WEI-HAI-WEI – ON SERVICE

CHAPTER XVIII. ON BOARD THE TORPEDO-BOAT – BREAKING OF THE. BOOM – CAPTURE OF WEI-HAI-WEI – CONCLUSION

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"There, that settles the matter," said my stepfather irritably. "The lad's no good for the navy!"

"Why not?" asked my mother, pausing in the act of pouring out the breakfast tea for me, – my parents preferred coffee.

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"Ay, ay; tide's makin', and we can come back with a flowin' sheet agin' it, proper. Here's my lad, Tim; he can go for the prog. Suppose you'll want somethin'?"

"Of course. Here's the money. Get anything you like, and some beer. Look slippy, Tim. Come back as soon as you can."

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