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Full Title	Munro's girls and boys of America, v. VI, no. 148, July 29, 1876.
Contributor	Page, Halsey.
Date Added	4 September 2021
Format	Newspaper
Language	English
Publish Date	1876-07-29
Publisher	New York : George Munro
Alternate Title	Circus Jack; or, The king of the ring : a tale full of fun and thrilling adventure / by Halsey Page. King of the ring
Topic	Children's literature, American > Periodicals. Children's periodicals. Children's literature > Periodicals. Popular literature > United States > 19th century > Periodicals. Story papers > Specimens.
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OCR with our Little hatchet?" sneered Bots, fa the most (rritating end provoking manner, wealcy CHAPTER VEL A manux Youra—Tye sevent PRovoca he was, scout ast failto observe fellow Tora'wad intentionally trying to eoveke him, bat remembering wlust wae a bin, Tesulved not to ie poroked, 5 80 Know mo better, none sya mm not the Kind fotell ‘ies ceive any ony.” uel at-sictoe yon are for» cn hep fn turned out of oa Coty ‘This was more than Jack eon His tace dusting, ‘bt eyes emitted & asesibar loam, an voice quayered owe ed you bat Tl - Buch language “On! Tse, got You down to fice point, my and it yon don't like what Lay, why, you ean do tne othe if felt very wrathtul, but he determined to void a qual oT ‘oun and started to walk when med ‘Tom, 1 do. not wish-to quarrel with ou frankly that you must nyt wee to mi one of the others standing near ex- ceased playing, the sounds of another band were and mounting upon horse, Me. Cavour fe town aad ‘as. Srbd Aut lS tineadacay™=* > Oe Saat ‘oad. and Pron glen and forest of the amiling valley, | ug along the making’ thelr wa K 4 toward TRe sane town, wuaarivaleompany. | Rings out the echo of their quatut old rly wes, reat shay urea ‘existed between the rival mi Pith tho “ghlunering “All bande were o ve rode BY Tue mon hain raked. ith ber silver lances, O'er the ‘water brig mavoniichty Ny Fo shows would be to full te Me tas, f “etileeeve ertmeaagd be Bed vey | wbyzancenes ers at te Bea fi with hs gare ja te Halu Ul ny caiere wore not inbableunte hough is the town nis et for both abowa, and the he wild wood shadow, ‘ Two lovers straying in t eenae st perto are tat benches Know well taste, for theta tt fels oti Cushing did not fear any part of bis rival's Hea In the masig tuo bhistal tnkling attractions save his bareback Ader. d sweeter harmony Not bunting ebells.c. 3 | tal . se ae gompany had the niost famous rider nche Bot now they conse, witlane pea that lengthe sin ‘Au tea like w thread best at the’ business wad | wile iw tho air thrills a goloinn sweet Moro soft than lagers found » romuuee old. them, sa Noi} sowaore ounce “ae t8 oF ras cummnecet sh HAN caare cap be sec of ‘BM, Cushing had lost. money, and he had caleu- an iipautst depen ts © eme Olive. Beecher’ s_ Island; ldeuly “dashed “to the hi ‘and it ore 3 Tosa ‘iaeuk off because ‘he ae Deny | What you sald,” Jack ptill eontinued to move away, when Tom "called out, in a loud volce: groun ‘inanicial ruin now stared hiro in and . fet would aot do for him to cleat otk ‘ sa ach & ed and Bert at Sea fact il oF er abe atry end — 9 for- | "=> ~~ By WS B.” Westlake, wv yet (irks of ier f Creek A: ye"? "Filled with disappointment and anger ho ro-| A™Mr gh meng the eta fe aes diem ™ tured to where his mew bnd commenced pitehing taint 19s GE Beheok Gur boro was not @ lad to stand and be etrack yrith impunity.” Y Tomstry wertul bow at him. soled the blow: but, instead of returnia “it, he seized hold of ‘Tom and Bung bir with great violence to the ground. Tom was a tough, bards fellow, and a practiced d-tumble wet rhe this sort of trent than eoacks bat the fetes twist of his ‘et. eas at tho bully spin: und a second Quite a ouiaber of the teamsters had ga around, and it beatae evident Mt once sift Gee ere, 5S Fe gempathies were with thett con ainat ed Jaci a will save Fomirselt from being hurt” This warning wus ray on Tom, who, the moment he Prucaed ahi fe, aprane at Jack nnd for the third t ning to the ground. ‘At this juncture one of the other fellows came bobiad Jaci, and just as Tom rushed toward him the last time, the aueak our hero dealt fn a powertui Blow i ‘This cowardly blo behind stnegered Jack. pectedly ee aim off poses you fon ine a See When quite eae he met Denaire, and exclaimed ized bia th nt J set eyes on him! | ~ (Leon, Tuined: jet Vercce of trparance nas ak gone, | BBO PR Matec Smee retin ym |” Ea apt ang Dae Brogen eine ee ae eee eee tobse virtue." itwas esond there, and we will have am opposition TERE novae—RaTe's © clOx Bo ao rete ee wad avant oe FFel, 1 pie that wo ean stand that,” said visit Perens Piatt sree gress thet -w pack turned about, apd advancing near to where Denaiey in Seer E ne thete | ert Pure i ras_orer ne made, tro, Gore om ‘ ‘Wve caa Iny them out on ove oir | tr ought awash, quanti ‘wihee sean iy mistaken, or You are | 4 ro ack rider, ad that you know is. 2be Teading | which would be very useful tb the castawa: sit tiuly sta sitar? ‘asked Tom, | #igrpeton on li this Bom Droeing Oattat." |The aay tay on the jolaad was destined fo be of Be G can, 00," | dntation, pele oe tke fete. sald checrtuineaa "| Now, gins." if said, on pari from in moan 00 say that 9 i | Why. they havo got the great Spanish rider | Inst trip, Fwo'll bave a feare au ae made y) why then you are ®) icy ene, the best in the work se of yo aby e creek, you sey 2 aller, eb?” "Have they" sald Denaire, in asignificant tone es, & ive t, said ’ # Yeu the; rabat yours Rratement infec” Tom bad | , Wel, o ina, you have got, little Yankee ad it's giro neare taree oie pountati, f been aiming to bring ca ‘boy in your gompany that i my, over all the | think you aftirmative te i mal ‘sori 7Eoa ams he leaped Who, (4 ike to know? Sy wolls the: dea thing wo, moust do ‘is. to ye bs, Cireus Jack!” was the an take os sali along the beach till we come to a wide no r, ewer matter how smart ‘That creek rivel suid the captain. Be ta not ‘come "y ph an old experienced “let's walk, ‘over. this way," said Rate, indicat- rider like the § we ig tha » We've never been on that side, He can't, eht” Shai we walk, or take a boat sided” the “No, he cannot. 1 may make a rider of him | captai some juss he's got tt m him; but you know very Tie ‘girls said they would rather walk, so the well tbat fal has had no trauuing.” ney was commenced without delay. Cushing. that be is a natural ral ‘They jnad not gone, far before they came to m bora fier Feud are n go in the ine toa to-pight a and | creek which emptied itself into the ride an act such as has never been si Ir ran rather ‘geittly, aad was ‘about fifty foet “ * e] wide at its mé | ,dteame rom the interior of the island, and we lined on eituer bank with various ads of trees its course Wi raight that the explorers could trace its, mile, ‘waters for about & obscured from view “He had d priva erat ttemoranetoe estion, and I was never more sur ‘tulvery. and even then it was Onl 18, at my su) ried in my lite, grerhangiog trees and trailing vines” whic to see see thet” oxclaimed Mr. Cushing» | fo dark green arch. Jd ne, rou on 8 soon as the tent is pitcned, | , the hriver" exclaimed Kate, ously, sir, and 3 sw sa ‘i'geo an act that will promise you | “and there’ 3 vs the molinta; bow t hi alte eae ues 1 more slickels than you ever carried out of a town a, only “Yes, in voar whole experience” had no midea that ft was in thig direction’ ‘ “Nor: but at is Let us hurry and get to, tbe whe gens ater o soon Maa {heir meee apyand ror lorel race, said & Kate . \dvertived ln nue Sure this is the croek, are you!” asked ‘The rival ‘also got their tent pitched, . ” nn the acme the town Tas Buh ¥ ot yes; quite sure,” enswered Olive and ia the meantime Circus Jack had given a pri | Bate. | you think the place you hava in view ie teenie oiild be 8 ultable place tolive in, end co store "'Sir, Cushing was not only astonished, but over ie ior ming 0 Une og ‘dgave Toman avant Yio saw at onco that the final trinmpt must tt oe a! couldn't be betes ahtales be de- ‘Tue tattee improved stunts, and stetck perch over fhe bauer. pole, anted whee you ack = tremendors plow 6 ane between the eyes, | Aa he declared himself, Jack's new act would |, Then: ses UE OF pag he ro clean off of his fret, . it the world. ma ‘broad, & had endured Bow all tiag he intend t The fone for the commencement of the per Plenty broa wa ve lopmance drew wea: 3 f rs ras a pow uactttar youth for bls sear, ‘A few people only sought’ admission into Mr aud Nit io aera fete el incon the last word, PSpamneg Serporloaee fd uot watt for Tom to cyanide the peoplé poured into the oppoat |, Dom be auarmnds Powe f fink the rrauneg feet he did no fe the sSsault but winletuelatter s ae wea f ee a ane bincks will trouble ue ageunin & wore inughing with delight. Jack changed thoir a the perforniauices commenced undor ie Eig wide hot of fuer astommbmeat by deat = | a sere gio Don Quixote, ing Tom a clip thet at sent him ighke adrunkeo i we at Fatt with provisions, and towea . i Sainging around, and now thoroughly exas ‘ong ne each to th creek. ated, Juck made a sete sto the fell on ari * Bay ne eine tout ea oles and taka ope wae mel directed tne girls Gow touse them. * : of them, im sheer derision, visiteo one object ta sie Mean (0 (oreo the raft up the ui oii ie caning glance upon | _ T&S Wes done bp thrusting the poies into the upon J Toa tatrer could Dave disposed of two or tures of thom; but wea if came to batting with, hail a score he found himself overmatel ‘The result was that the patient ‘and insffeasiva uth wa knocked dowa, aud kicked, and beaten most cowardly ani out. raving re = f costo sipped or i rig insensible upon the me hee ten minutes, re ‘wus found 7 De jalsed our hero ta his arms dnd car ried fute tole awn dl sn The acrobat at Tinst thouot that Jack was aged. administration of Pestorativ ever, von brougit him around. ben Jack bad sufltentiy recovered Denaire asked fun what had hap) Jax would not te beat you in this manner, Jack?” insisted wswered Jack, I will not et even with every one assaulted me,” ‘ syposs (fill Vice my engagement,” he anid Aa ok will not lose your enzagement, but | fa peny determi oie ae . ing. bea rags, but be was “rie ie faci Aguti . 2 die men for fighting amon; themselves, be oad) hare been compe to ‘i how men eve ‘consequently. bed) ee any pancule Nquicien conceraieg veo oat aerely aid that Jack must look out in he future. an juarrel, ina few dass ours rat able to get around, although” unabie'to begin practice for & pubic feicsrcmt neonates, sor ga Tabs TR a + Pe re amar aerate nie er Serer The cor a moving aronad from town to tom he seaaoa was Nite. fig, prrsasoee ere ‘circus tt busiowasy they had tact with inate ic hd vou, ‘town always consid red show 8 ben ‘Mr, Cusiing had is company to this pea saithout Bt fling bis nscecues ee with e “Just ‘about the, time the eompany struck thie tows Jack bad filly tecow werd, anil had tren an aunded on the bulla: but bere the ioausger and Jack met with a surprising adventure, cuarTER Vu. i their faces wero very stiguestive. path at the water's edge, and then pushing awas The 2 pestormance Commenced, ‘and, as 2 matter frome ot course, 1t was execlient. and tals Fest show standard. and tbe amalt crowd present : At lenztb the yme arrived for the appearance ot il the bare-back ener ed animal was ted into the ring, and the and clown commenced their accus- ‘eas =m work at first. putas they went fur. , hatrower, and they could S s 5 ther up, tbe reek a Peach bithor baub with thet Go captain took one side, nnd the two girls th otter, winle Dou capered about ou al ides Yon |, seeming to t leo: bo vs “ Where?” asked the captain" Which side?” oran ronning avout et vinee fou nara fe Way, thot wide,” see 4 Ove. pouting to eRe will ee young American bare fre ae “Surely, You can see the place 1 back rider” replied the ring-master. mmerican bare-back rider; eb” asked no: dont exactly see any place in par- me town aking com eric wet rai to land, cy astoned the raft to a wodpiy Sits the greatest bureback rider fa the nS Why do you call him the great American bare back riderP asked the elowa, placing en emphasis he word American. wher cali him the great Aimerican bare back rider, answered the ring-master, “ because he on beat the world, Spunish or any 8 “and Kate, wondering ‘Tho girls came to 8 haltnear & soup of frees, on the other site of which, ond not ar froen trees, Foxe an almost perpendicular hill: oF ‘moss and creepers, of trees, don't you!” asked Pigeice: covered with * You see this cluster Kate Siarstoo. “Yes They are something like willows,” re: piled the ecaptain. m ‘observe that the group 5 clreular?’ a, and they are #0 close together ther I can e between their trunks, * said Olive, ia you don't ki e 6 a spectai challenge purposely o} it was uttered before an Americal one ence. 8 a country one at that, It excited ‘en "The ccuatrs people as a are more easily caught by & uncom Speech aban city folks. “What i name of tha animal this great " American ist ca “ane the clown, : neater middie of fhe sce ance Gi red the ring master, “18 | Ae looked Deeweon tee “tleuder truly. trunks, and saw that Olive ‘ned spoken d of a continuous curved row lot a “ 3, 10 complete circle, Boat is Circus Jace, and he isthe king of "The ea: vain’ ‘was surp) * speech lar _arran, this was just what had been | | He fancied he di detected i in the regular arrange anticipated, fod when Jack walked grace Fally inte ment of ngee tha wearer man's bands tato the aa received with a shout that mad “You Crusoe Gee reread the gaan tom the vind ond they growupintotrees rodetena stone Brovasted re, een ‘And Tbelieve some other Crusoe has done the jon upon his | amie thing bere.) said Ove. = | oat yes Sapper sau (er Of positions, aud really be: | {ection ta the tyeory,” raptain ‘walked around tho'outnide ot the cme ne = eo and wglllty auch as’ no other rider | Be; Bia aon ated Siva “At length jock Seated himself andy walked the way bere so sae ng wide snough for door- ES meee fhe lowes ing the 1 suppgae the ronn—whoover he was—used a rpeladder,” sai agorsen Haer doen very sae cubjpe! woe discusied for some time, the rings . 0 other ens of ‘human bableation: either post oF cent, waa found, the islanders concluded that 0.40 with the forma: tied the Fing-master, “Wrell, air, you want something? ee ct ye , ona, ote Be caesar Bannan.” id the captain, “a a bly. Tcan fixe " What wiil sou do with the Star Spangled Ban- il sult ard oft "EE pce f was Jack, wil for the Oat senate tho | ybich I will be ablo to a ke a'view of most egndentl ‘hud extraordinary feat ever per: | the x a ; ‘oP horge.” What is toe done ‘rst ha od Oliv * Horie realimnns on 05 0 “tm np the goods from erat “Yeu ‘the ima 8 upon helping in ter a r t re able assistance £9 tho eap- ua wg “Toa wit thot wonderful and ex raorde eaThey, adored vat stance ta the cng “G9 aad get the banner and you wi within the ontural ar oF While the cluwn was gone ihe ie nn or, the | In order to gain an entrance the captain had ng-master sald. addressing the rouse ‘lore popped ‘down two of the trees on the side pearest sinter ei Say iaan varid wuo | Accompanted by Ollve and Kate, the captain Bill perform the same feat which you are now | then returned tothe fin nnding piace, Newt ink ri down the creck on the empty raft, ‘and then row: inued ta Patong by the Becntna nga fa one mere) Kate Insiated upon calling the Inland, “Olive Beecher's Isiand./and the lace where, they had latest trom te ert Hilts—the man who | first Innded sh Eanain neat ‘nough to gut back, im return "these! complintenta, Ol the inelosure”™ Kate's Castie," and the agente i ular hill adjoining she exiled ™ Marston Before ies second. ratt-loa i Rate's ‘caste septal remembered w wil io the fight of t Upon nearing eth a the grou 0 day ce dock OF birds flew up perched themselves in the fro tops. of the: Beighboring treo. "Ast pin advanced: he was anepriged to aco iosteed oF theee Bin hastly gkelet tons, F Betwoon vultures, crows, and other birds, the josh had. been devoured, and the bones 1 ma “ tee te saves me from & nasty rR * Digking @ grave would hase been hand Work witht © spade, Al need to do now is to corer the bones over wil th, sticks, stones, , aud ” said the cap- ‘The task was soon ace: mplixbed, and Le returned { torts more impostante we 7 . Ra‘t load acter ‘artload was! remored from the | “ ver” and “ Beocher's Landing £0 «Bates Guat his, he work ocoupled the whole of ree dass, srond even thea a erent quantity of use: articles remaine ‘wreck, ‘oest thing tobe done: wee 10 make’ the ng ore comioreable. me by covering it in with’a root [* formea Of branches of trees, sailcloth, and palm this, the captain divided the place into + four separate opertmonta: three bedroomeand -room—parior, kitchen, dining-room, and s -rooin combine his task also Kepé the captain busy for the best part of gult, the meantime, the trees of the island and the from the rele supplied the onerere with ans abundance of But they: were bot xaried resources of Tiderabio tine to come, was gece * rm living. tings it amare of ind which Tor & come destined fo be their , smooth Ong day Kate Marston found a Iai eck.” St was board among the salvage from th he Toot to Captain Bouse ond said: - Captain, I want you to paint '@ sign-board for me. “faded! What kind of a sigu-board? going intothe boarding house business, or AM Bout hut trade?” * Neither, just ac laughed Kate “just want Bebe to paint eck letters, ‘OLIVE a ‘the Bencaen forever he took with brush painted the a, Kate de desired to indi, ” eacianed ‘kere, Phen it was 2 have it sot up.” gkea Out wil Panama i . sue Mound & of pine, Mbout Bix inchs wide, to ‘which ‘she Baile the placard, making ‘St form a cross. “1s tt fora tombstone to plant over the. savages’ gravest asked Ol SNo" ele Kate, io aiggnet it was,” said Olive, “I'd ‘rather my name snout C4 rubbed out.”” 's idea of getting up the placard near “ Basehor’ ‘3 Janding es Fidteuled considerably, Dut it wae set up all the enn, ished. Wha hats it for I( Oliee ouly kuow whoww eyes were destined to behold mth speechless wondor, the bisck lectere whic Fe painted On the oud Rave attempted’ eve" tn plagfaliens it Kate ‘Marston frow earrying out her Utus Sealga “CHAPTER XE¥, 0 * of QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS — TAKEN ABOARD THE REALER PRED TELLS HIS STORY_PLANSING AN ESCAPE AGAIN~AN ADLE SEAMAN TRIPPED CP. ing now, fay verre Coulda be toned attend to Bert But he could do pothin fe had nothing in the boy was mn neo So he waited as patiently a2 possible, anxiously watching ao approaching vessel for him at that the insensible y engugh for’ a on aher awnites wien bos stood up agit and shouted His shout was heard. the brig nora to, and Freq rowed alongside, “Welle” called out a man, who was leaning over the bulwark “Bante to you 2, maate,” answered Fred, + Waat's prt oO boys ta distress. I say, what's the name of the brig’ and where does she bad! from “You ain't cheeky or anything, a1 se Not that 1 Ehow of, “Is 1¢ any bara to ask the ame ot the brigt Where's the captaint” asked OKT this serve ‘there was a laugh raised by the tmen on deck. ‘it's rather cheeky from's youngster "who is fing help.” aut the tm ho had frst spoken ‘All might, my hearty, Sorry l spoke. Where's rhe captain! “T have the honor of, being captain of this bri wits @ heavy honor—for the brig,” muttered rye tor, I am, the captain—Boome name-aad this vs, fue” e+ Naney Jane, whaler, Of Sam Francisco ‘ou satistied: “Not quite, Youll obi igo me quite a bit by let: ‘aboard. as ting Some of your men help ‘and a8 Captain Boomer spoke i to nome of bis men, Fred and Bert were soon taken abor ard. ‘The Nancy dene, ” brocended: on her course, ert sciousness. and he and prow with ‘tod and drink, for which | tres were Prtoed th hanktut. oft er asta ai drinking an enormous quantity , Fred was summoned to tbo stain cabin “Fe'roa a wellfurnished apartment, but vey ae and untidy. ell, oo said Fred, as he entered. ‘ood for alm furl handle the tien uri tho log: Gook victuaist swash bottles, swab ea Ee spin yerns, and all the me a ‘well, Spina yurn, to begin with.” one?” “ “hed then ru decide whether to keep you and g the fore: Ranft agai “Thanks,” ‘Then be told, the teas ‘story of his adventures, from the time when he taken the Star, * Fe land bis friends bad, ‘heen oust ot regon, by the " Red o a toe ec rant aiory,” eaid the cap: MT guess it ‘reor you, on, you aud your ‘Thank you, iain ror Eemenber, "Hold cn a, minute: wi lige 1 Glad to hear it ie sata the eaptatn, ag he drained off a glass of raw wis mt paricg and you! never toucl [don't intend to. It makes & Iitow unsteady Do you ‘suffer from the com- ” thundered Captain Boomer, 2 am not in 3 iebit i of ‘allowing my men to take liber- 8 wit eat bands, oF set you of thing grinning at him wheo he's in bed, and») But Frei Bre tat, tion, tunity, half sailor He isa wn ail 07 the to, m fire out a3 w th 9 you I won't take oh bearaens oH eat conn thn ai foe wnakes, hod tle Old Nicks, fond all tha But sou know | *¥ Jt makes stat withetand the oannre The S000 o tiret, Ulsagreeabie rascals, ‘Our heroe: a mile of the “What's th out here, 29 far * Rocks,” answered <“T guess he means that there are too many rocks \etween here aud the land,” said Bert to to ‘make no dene,” sald “Its h about ae to td ‘The the Interior'ot thea ‘The captain took ius telescope up with bir, tm suddenly, regular pau north {0 bout, ive. sionally, it— “Youngster, you're too cheek: Please to clear out!” thundered the'ea a the & morning I'll see that Mr. Gaff keeps mut evan ‘prutal in his cond He sutfered constanty from sory bad he was not 1 > Io end your mate to work, , You'll find him a ow ‘than man who ‘Bulfored my liking. 1¢ captain, —~ you der var’ St, sir,” anewered Fred, and he mper. there- d and Bert, being high-' spite fas, were” and third “and mang of the c £01 cotiuly frting into trouble with nates were nearly as bad ro Dullying, » and Bert. got on p protty, well with the eap- nrhen he was iquors got the! petiet of sayage beast han a Gaptain parents. yard the rasted side the ch solved t ity. 1 ‘rom sh wut’ unfortunate] seldom in that condition, drinker, and, when “the e acted. me aceable ition” aboard desperate I, he 7 re like a ‘In bis youth he ‘had been the hope and pride of indulging, ‘But he bed taken to drink se ea ate the habit af home) an until he was a Reader, neve: All things cousidorede fn bara lite the post whaler in ‘what iv had beed on the “Red Eten acter of the 14 to worse; ntrAst Was ‘Goeigealy not in of lite aboard the "Nancy Jane.” to escape on the first oppor ‘They had been aboard eight or nine days, when gagmoming the brig dropped anchor within about north coast of fo euuso of this?” cod Fred ote * Wood and water," was the concise reply. ‘iShort apd sweet, teh, Bort?" sald Fre “Ver Bay, Ww ca nse of anchoring away Sas, Bi think can 01 ses 'a ter words of man’s Eng- in @ tone det loud enough 2 sailor. , and the sailor followed hina, near to him, when he st tended his left leg. latter. fercely. ld Mlick, you'll have to eatch me Fred ran, ‘The former allowed his pursuer to come pretty’: epped quickly aside, ani tripped up, falling heavily tothe e deck, ace downwar burt rt much; but he wisely. concluded re-hend, ‘sald Fred, ein ‘ote chanee has Come If we once set our foot, upon ‘that odo I, nd, wel, bid Bert, fine-lookiny g.gome jolly fun t rhe . - ens TAKING OBSERVATIONS—ALTERING TRE “ CASTLE”. EXPLORING THE 1SLAND—SAVAGES APPROACHING, ncORE,?f the first things Captain Beecher did when attempts at. bruising ut you hain’ goin’ tl your wo Fou ‘alkin, t weaznbontes @ at Last.” fond adieu to the * place, ere, . Get bi Bowson by name, had do you think? PTER XXVi, Fre a few ‘minutes later, “y Nancy ‘L believe we could ack to come a had heurd Fred's lasl remark, Wot Get back to yoni work, ov i batter your “ends int” sane the mate, pe-ladder about Tengeh seended, by @ round- we summit of * Marston 6 of the precipice overlooking the * Cas. fheyas, ba before mentioned, almost perpendiea the east side sloped gradually upward from ihe Does it 8 are il right; here With the auitty of a, skonker ilor descended by ground below. Did you se in asked. sof things.” oie 6 of aie. yf uly. i ‘inowfetoheat” Not very. Another island? les WI es Po B 1 judgeit to be very fertile, Sore, even whe the hip nuevo at's here’ is 8 Ti fort. eef around quarters of the iniapt and al a there ig another the th wide 0 of re they near here?” asked Ol ‘They are on vanotber gland.” wr ia it we can’t s nid. is movements, Feplied the captain, exclaimed Kate, ag Tell us the Frupt.” said Oliv fr ibe inion ‘and two and obi larger." fee plenty lange enough. " said remarked woth ce it1” asked Kate, tie island” west side,” Ita betwoon the two tute they mn must be ay come dom ote Do you think our *Castie’ 1s cafe?” asked Mint i eouk Before securing the ladder he took a long and steady view of the ‘sland and the surrounding wean, a Epdentiy he saw wang things to Interest him, whe gave vent to sundry exclamations of sur: forgetting what Ecame up for,"’ he said, faying down his glass. He fastened ‘one end of the outer edge of the precipice, and let the rest “he asked of the girls, who rere down elon ati the ladder securely to d Olive, #and about a yard to T come,” said Captain Beecher. he experienced the flimsy ladder to the anything?” was the first question captain, with a smile, sew ‘te ‘there ag soon ag 1 can. 2. it's an man, joomer was a man of éduca:"~ it gieus, a ‘aud Bert lived a very v ld see,” ve'll have no cause stores r three « rds about @ mille. to, the yh larger: use of the tre taid Kate, looking rather foolish, “Ss "sald. “Not very. Of course we have any amount of pomden, fond shot; tageinat thee vt dtd you a ‘allt. fr ithe cuggostion ie be anawere would bi You Siive, 2 have," said the sald the o captain the font tom, oF rom tho river #” asked dome ful for a minute, mendous but Af they should - ‘not hold swivel-gun, | Kate, ‘worthy of consideration,” wil shi Gren Coenen ion, re raft,” 0 doubt about that. 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