Originally published as a four-part serial in the legendary pulp magazine The Thrill Book, here is the tale of Sir Gerald Desmond, late officer in his majesty’s Royal Flying Corps. Broke and drunk in Manila, he befriends a consumptive Irish fiddler, Michael O'Sullivan, and the two become involved in a free fight with the native constabulary. From this brawl they are rescued – but when they come to their senses, they find they have been shanghaied! Typhoons, smugglers, a beautiful woman, opium, and mutiny are just the beginning of their adventures – for two Irishmen, worldly and wise, will always come out on top in the end!