[Illustration: The next moment he leveled the pistol at the savage's
head and fired.]




GASCOYNE,

THE SANDAL-WOOD TRADER

A TALE OF THE PACIFIC.


By R.M. BALLANTYNE.


_Author of "Erling the Bold," "The Red Eric," "Deep Down," etc._

A.L. BURT COMPANY, PUBLISHERS

52-58 Duane Street, New York.




CONTENTS.

CHAPTER I.
The Schooner