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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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n went adozen or more miles out of his way in the hopeof being able to rescue the boys, but though thelads actually saw the sails of the schooner inthe distance, and for a while had high hope of 900 THE MYSTERY OF THE SEA-LARK 901 being- rescued until the Grace and Ella wentabout and disappeared, the sloop was not seenby any of the fishermen. Meanwhile, even Tony was becoming ter-ribly depressed. He had at first resolutelydeclined to admit even to himself the possi-bility that his son had been lost at sea; but asthe day wore on without word, he began tohave grave doubts. The first intelligence Mr. Farnham receivedthat anything was wrong was when he picked T went ofif in her myself, said Tony. Mr. Farnham looked from Tony to Mr.Holden, and read in ihoir faces the suspensethey were enduring. ■Let s go off in the tug again, Dad, Rod-ney urged. It can be hired, I suppose? Mr. Farnhamasked. Sure ! replied Capn Crumbie. Barkerdbe tickled to death. Then please go and tell him to hold it at
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THE BOYS WADED ASHORE (SEE PAGE 903) up the paper that evening and his eyes alightedon the picture of the sloop. By Jove! Rodney, the Sea-Larks beenblown out to sea! he said. Rodney, who, not having seen anything ofthe sloop all daj, had imagined it had stoppedrunning on account of the storm, threw downthe book he was reading and hastened to hisfathers side. Together they read the printedaccount of the affair. A few minutes laterthey were speeding toward the town in anautomobile. Capn Crumbie, Tony, and Mr.Holden were standing disconsolately at theend of the wharf as the car approached. Any news of the boys yet? Mr. Farnhamasked. The watchman shook his head. Has the tug been off searching for them? my disposal until darkness sets in. We 11 beon board in a little while. Mr. Santo, 1 wantyou to let me help you out in any way I can.I owe it to my boys friends, you know. That s all right, Mr. Farnham, repliedTony. But there is nt much we can do, ex-cept, as you say, go off in the tug agai

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