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“4 BRAVE AND BOLD. , °
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“YT ought. to have brought a policeman with me,” he . ‘The. next moment a portion, of the partition was re-
thought. “But it is too late now. I will capture that man moved and a rough-looking man came through.
- or-die!” 3G . , - Van assumed an air of boldness...”
Rash boy! He had not taken ten steps along the-hall- “Sit down,” said he, “and tell me where Iam.”
way when a figure suddenly confronted him; there was. “Well, you are a_cool un !” observed the. man. “But
a dull thud, and Van Vincent sank to the floor with a since ye have asked me, I'll tell you. Young.man, you
a thousand stars flashing before his eyes. are on board ther Mary Newman, which are a tradin’ Ii
wh : - schooner, bound for ther African coast.. We are now ry
a CHAPTER III. vat cutside of Sandy Hook, an’ blowin’ along afore a |}
: : stiff. breeze.” .
eo CARRIED TO SEA, aay - : /
When Van Vincent returned to consciousness he felt affecting broustt ne ere {tiestioned. our hero, not | |
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- so sft and sore that he wes scarcely able to hold up 6 a I dent How, my boy. I suppose ther captain was
“His throat and tongue were dry and parched, and he sort. of aa aren covered ve while ye were. drunk.
i was so badly dazed that it took him several minutes to «ny you b i one, yer know.” cee
: recollect what had happened. oo “Ca hae € het shat is the way I came to be here?
TRENT gral cae im be oped tis er ogee a Thee de ta a
i i i i hallway where he had lost Te tg ae rer asks ther captain an §
: his wee find himself in the, hallway where he had bo: about his private business. All that I knows is that you
- But imagine the boy’s surprise when he beheld a dirty an a feller a ae older than you are were brought aboard
2 lantern swinging back and forth from the ceiling of a together in a drunken state, an’ I took it for granted that
7 seven-by-nine room. oe you. were chums, an’ had either shipped of yer own ac-
: ee mit scarred to Van that the building he was in cord, oF ds been collared while ye were sleepin’ off ther
4 _ appeared to be moving in a violent manner. : “What sort at looking ! oo
f He rose to a sitting posture and found himself in a vith me?” ‘eke 4 v ooking chap was it who came aboard
i “narrow bunk, instead of being upon the floor, as he ex- “He ig asked Van. ca ;
| - pete a but ie is a rather homely feller, with a big, red beard,
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“T must have been moved,” he muttered. “Doc Clancy eWell good sane though.” a
‘must certainly have had a hand in this. I wonder where Jin pave ¢ ake our hero, after a pause, ‘T_ suppose I —
. Tam, anyhow? This looks like a bunk on a ship. Great Thave heen vobhe she best of it, but T tell you plainly that
5 heavens! can it be possible that I have been drugged and “TE th tis ed and kidnaped. a
shipped to sea? _ os nothin’ b 1S So, young man, take my advice, an’ say
: The thought no sooner struck our hero than he glanced » im out it while ye are on board ther Mary Nevw-
3 ‘athis clothes. , he 1, re une the man, with a look that told plainly that
_ An exclamation of dismay escaped his lips. *rh ty a t toward the boy. | :
’ His neat-fitting business suit had been removed and a aq gu . eer advice, sir,” returned Van, promptly.
dirty outfit, such as seamen wear, substituted in place best ve Se 4 will be used fairly well as long as I do the
: of it. : . so | : / . “ can, and attend to my duties aboard the ship ?”
: Van no longer had any doubt as to his being aboard ve will if I have got anything ter. say about it. Boy,
a ship. . ae pu a there. I've taken a likin’ ter ye. My name are
- ~~ He now saw plainly what caused the rocking motion. -ank Edwards, an’ as long as ye stick ter me I'll be
‘ But, instead of giving way to a fit of despair, as most your friend, even if everybody else on board goes back
: boys of his age would haye done in like circumstances, on ye: . “
: he calmly clambered from the bunk and proceeded to ex- ‘Thank you for those words, Mr. Edwards.” aid Van,
: amine the costume he wore. , , shaking the mate by the hand. ’ +
i Unbuttoning a greasy, blue pea jacket. he found, to his “Now bow ws
i great joy, that he still wore his own vest. | or so, an’ be re ‘ime ad petter lay. down for an hour
i But on placing his hand in the inner pocket of the gar- to ther captain that ye are eth aylight. TH go. an repor \.
: ment he found his pocketbook to be missing. kickin’ ’eause ye aré goin’ ¢ In’ along all right, an’ aint «
5 “T have been robbed and kidnaped!” he muttered in a + With these words the’ et sea in his vessel.
iv tone of great vehemence; “and Doe Clancy is at the bot- ture in the partition and mate crawled through the aper
i tom of it—of that Iam sure. But never mind! Though When he had gone veearetully closed it after him. .
. this vessel takes me to the very ends of the earth, I bunk to think over his situate down on the edge of I
if will yet get on the track of the villain who, murdered my © was very much disa ion.
Vi uncle, and then woe to him!” : fallen him, but sorhethine eee over what had be-
be Van uttered the last part of his thoughts in a rather that things would come § seemed to whisper in his eat
| loud voice, and he had scarcely done so when.a gruff resolved to say nothin ot all right in the end, so.he. |
4 tone the other side of the partition sang out: ‘ In about an hour and a han’ the best of it. fe
yy “What's ther matter there, ye cussed landlubher? Have light stealing through ¢] a half he noticed a faint st) fi
2 ye come to yer senses yet?” | that mornine had arrived Stating overheard, and he knew |)
Ht “Hello!” ‘returned Van. “Who are you? Come in: A few minutes later hia me
Ih here; I’ would like to talk to you.” : . : € heard some one in the atiioinins th
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’ “All right, youngster; I’ll obleege yel”.
room, and, almost i i idi
the partition opened ately after, the sliding door "
oc apey woes