Whilst spending a holiday in a small Central American Republic, Desmond Okewood, of the Secret Service, learns from a dying beachcomber of a hidden treasure.
With the assistance of a millionaire, he sets out for Cock Island, in the Pacific. To his astonishment he discovers that the Man with the Clubfoot, whom he had regarded as dead, has anticipated him. It is obvious to Okewood that his old enemy is also in search of the hidden gold, and there ensues a thrilling sequence of adventures, in which the millionaire's pretty daughter takes a prominent part.
Okewood has the cipher, and the Man with the Clubfoot determines to secure it, for without that cipher it is impossible to discover the hiding-place of the treasure; but there is something that the Man with the Clubfoot does not know, whereas Okewood does. - Summary by Original Gutenberg text
With the assistance of a millionaire, he sets out for Cock Island, in the Pacific. To his astonishment he discovers that the Man with the Clubfoot, whom he had regarded as dead, has anticipated him. It is obvious to Okewood that his old enemy is also in search of the hidden gold, and there ensues a thrilling sequence of adventures, in which the millionaire's pretty daughter takes a prominent part.
Okewood has the cipher, and the Man with the Clubfoot determines to secure it, for without that cipher it is impossible to discover the hiding-place of the treasure; but there is something that the Man with the Clubfoot does not know, whereas Okewood does. - Summary by Original Gutenberg text
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Chapters
- Chapter 1
Chapter I - Doña Luisa
13:41 - Chapter 2
Chapter II - In Which a Gentleman Pays His Debt
26:26 - Chapter 3
Chapter III - The Message
23:22 - Chapter 4
Chapter IV - A Footstep in the Lane
14:16 - Chapter 5
Chapter V - The Girl in the Smoke-Room
25:27 - Chapter 6
Chapter VI - I Receive an Invitation
13:02 - Chapter 7
Chapter VII - The Vice-Consul's Warning
14:16 - Chapter 8
Chapter VIII - Dr. Custrin
14:44 - Chapter 9
Chapter IX - Concerning a Long Drink
20:59 - Chapter 10
Chapter X - The Grave in the Clearing
24:35 - Chapter 11
Chapter XI - A Voice in the Forest
16:26 - Chapter 12
Chapter XII - I Meet an Old Acquaintance
14:22 - Chapter 13
Chapter XIII - El Cojo
16:47 - Chapter 14
Chapter XIV - "Die Fünf-und-Achtziger
17:00 - Chapter 15
Chapter XV - Marjorie's Adventure
12:16 - Chapter 16
Chapter XVI - Black Pablo Makes His Preparations
14:21 - Chapter 17
Chapter XVII - The Escape
11:06 - Chapter 18
Chapter XVIII - A Face Among the Ferns
09:24 - Chapter 19
Chapter XIX - Which Proves That Two Heads Are Better Than One
16:00 - Chapter 20
Chapter XX - The Burial Chamber
25:50 - Chapter 21
Chapter XXI - A Light in the Darkness and What Came of It
13:54 - Chapter 22
Chapter XXII - I Interupt a Téte-a-Téte
10:25 - Chapter 23
Chapter XXIII - Capitulation
09:03 - Chapter 24
Chapter XXIV - Ulrich von Hagel's Treasure
17:41 - Chapter 25
Chapter XXV - The End of a Dream
13:56 - Chapter 26
Chapter XXVI - In Which a Black Box Plays a Decisive Part
12:44