The Midshipman Mutineer; or, Brandt, the Buccaneer

This pulp magazine issue contains two serial installments by Colonel Prentiss Ingraham. "The Midshipman Mutineer" features the capture of pirate Brandt and his schooner by young naval midshipman Merle Monte, accompanied by his Abyssinian slave Mezrak. The second serial, "Brandt, the Buccaneer," depicts a cabin-boy named Little Belt who secretly arranges Brandt's escape from the captured vessel while it sits anchored in the Potomac River near Washington. Little Belt hires disguised accomplices posing as marines to remove Brandt from the ship and spirit him away via horse to points inland. The text reveals Little Belt harbors a personal vendetta against Brandt, seeking revenge rather than rewarding the pirate. Both serials emphasize nautical adventure and mystery surrounding character identities.