The Vultures

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Henry Seton Merriman. The Vultures

The Vultures

Table of Contents

I

ALL AT SEA

II

SIGNAL HOUSE

III

A SPECIALTY

IV

TWO OF A TRADE

V

AN OLD ACQUAINTANCE

VI

THE VULTURES

VII

AT THE FRONTIER

VIII

IN A REMOTE CITY

IX

THE SAND-WORKERS

X

A WARNING

XI

AN AGREEMENT TO DIFFER

XII

CARTONER VERSUS FATE

XIII

THE WHEELS OF CHANCE

XIV

SENTENCED

XV

A TALE HALF TOLD

XVI

MUCH—OR NOTHING

XVII

IN THE SENATORSKA

XVIII

JOSEPH'S STORY

XIX

THE HIGH-WATER MARK

XX

A LIGHT TOUCH

XXI

A CLEAR UNDERSTANDING

XXII

THE WHITE FEATHER

XXIII

COEUR VOLANT

XXIV

IN THE WEST INDIA DOCK ROAD

XXV

THE CAPTAIN'S STORY

XXVI

IN THE SPRING

XXVII

A SACRIFICE

XXVIII

IN THE PINE-WOODS

XXIX

IN A BY-WAY

XXX

THE QUIET CITY

XXXI

THE PAYMENT

XXXII

A LOVE-LETTER

XXXIII

THIN ICE

XXXIV

FOR ANOTHER TIME

XXXV

ACROSS THE FRONTIER

XXXVI

CAPTAIN CABLE SOILS HIS HANDS

XXXVII

THE PARTING OF THE WAYS

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Henry Seton Merriman

Published by Good Press, 2021

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“I understand,” said Captain Cable. “It's the same with me and my ship. There is no insurance, no tricking underwriters into unusual risks. It's neck or nothing with me.”

And he looked hard at the breathless banker, with whom it was, in this respect, nothing.

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