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Identifier: stnicholasserial4721dodg (find matches)
Title: St. Nicholas (serial)
Year: 1873 (1870s)
Authors: Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905
Subjects: Children's literature
Publisher: (New York : Scribner & Co.)
Contributing Library: Information and Library Science Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Digitizing Sponsor: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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whisper. ••Eh? Eh? What swrong? asked the matein the darkness. Already Jack was outof his bunk. •There s somebodyprowling about, re-plied the skipper.••Listen, he s in thecockpit now! The cabin dooropened, and Jack threwiiimself into a defen-sive attitude. A light flared up inthe doorway as a matchwas struck, and bothboys burst into laughter. ■Well, you two!said the familiar voiceof Tony Santo. Dad! George ex-claimed. How did youget here? ■•By train, of course, replied Tony. I justthought I d run down and see that you wereall right. It s awfully good of you, said George.But I told Mother there was nothing wrong. Oh, no! Nothing at all wrong! repliedTony, sarcastically. What happened? Some of the gear gave way and wecould nt use our sails, Jack explained. Well, my boys, said Tony, I m glad it sno worse. You certainly did throw a scareinto us all, but it was nt your fault. Go backto bed now. There s a hotel quite close, andT 11 find a bed there. I 11 take you ashore for
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HOOUAY! UK CKIKD, WE RE ALL KIGilT! I CAN .SEE THE COASTl breakfast; and as soon as we get her over-hauled, we 11 be of¥ for home. Next morning, Tony strengthened the tem-porary repair which Jack had made, and, withthe breeze still favorable, the Sea-Lark headedfor Greenport while most of the good folk ofBristow were still in bed. The summer galehad vanished as quickly as it had come, andthe sloop had an easy passage back. 906 THE MYSTERY OF THE SEA-LARK (Aug., Jack and his chum, on returning to Green-port, found themselves overwhelmed withcongratulations. They were stopped on thestreet and plied with questions, and the re-porter of the Greenport Gazette who had, acouple of days previously, firmly believed hewas writing the boys obituary notices, wrungtheir hands warmly in the hope of extractinga good story. But neither the captain northe mate of the Sea-Lark cared for publicityof this sort. You dont want to print anything moreabout us in your paper, said Jack. Every-body knows we go

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