When the boat touched the wharf Sandy was a tiny figure moving with careful strokes through the water, screened by the amphibian as he swam for a sandy outcrop of the shore not far beyond the flying craft.��He says you know all about him, but he was gone when I got this-here note.�� He failed to display the missive, to Sandy��s disappointment. It would have provided a fine chance to compare the writing with what he had seen in the letter supposed to have come from California. And��if he was really flying East, why had Mr. Everdail written? A letter, by mail, would be slower than an airplane flight!
ONE: Effects of Walpole's Administration��Formation of the new Ministry��Attitude of the Malcontents��Committee of Inquiry into Walpole's Administration��Walpole's Protectors��Ministerial Measures��Prorogation of Parliament��Disasters of the French��British Division in the Netherlands��Opening of Parliament��The German Mercenaries��Amendment of the Gin Act��George goes to Germany��Stair and De Noailles in Franconia��Stair in a Trap��Bold Resolution of King George��The Battle of Dettingen��Resignation of Stair��Retreat of the French��Negotiations for Peace��Treaty of Worms��Pelham becomes Prime Minister��The Attacks of Pitt on Carteret��Attempted Invasion of England��Its Failure��Progress of the French Arms��Frederick II. invades Bohemia��His Retirement��Resignation of Carteret��Pelham strengthens his Ministry��Death of the Emperor��Campaign in Flanders��Battle of Fontenoy��Campaign of Frederick II.��The Young Pretender's Preparations��Loss of the Elizabeth��Landing in the Hebrides��The Highland Clans join him��The First Brush��Raising of the Standard��Cope's Mistake��He turns aside at Dalwhinnie��Charles makes a Dash for Edinburgh��The March to Stirling��Right of the Dragoons��The "Canter of Coltbridge"��Edinburgh surprised by the Highlanders��Charles marching against Cope��Battle of Prestonpans��Delay in marching South��Discontent of the Highland Chiefs��The Start��Preparations in England��Apathy of the Aristocracy��Arrival of the Duke of Cumberland��Charles crosses the Border��Capture of Carlisle��The March to Derby��Resolution to retreat��"Black Friday"��The Retreat��Recapture of Carlisle��Siege of Stirling��Battle of Falkirk��Retreat to the Highlands��Cumberland's Pursuit��Gradual Collapse of the Highlanders��Battle of Culloden��Termination of the Rebellion��Cruelty of the Duke of Cumberland��Adventures of the Young Pretender��Trials and Executions��Ministerial Crisis.
��What happened? Who done this?�� repeated Jeff.A man, coming silently from some concealment, in a dory, undetected in their busy absorption, held something menacingly businesslike and sending sun glints from its blue steel. Its hollow nose covered both at the range he had.So did Sandy.��Destroyed!��But only a coyote barked from a knoll near by.