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Title: Wrecked on Spider Island; or, How Ned Rogers found the treasure
Year: 1896 (1890s)
Authors: Otis, James, 1848-1912
Subjects: Children's stories, American
Publisher: New York, A.L. Burt
Contributing Library: New York Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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y of matches in my room this mornin, sot Iput em aboard thinkin they might come in handyfor you. What would I want with such things if Imgoin to the hospital? Ned asked in surprise. Is that where youre bound for? the mate in- »/ quired, and now it was his turn to show astonish-ment. Of course. Didnt the captain tell you ? I aint certain as he did. Ive been pretty busyon deck since vou was taken sick, an havent had •/ j much chance to talk with him. But I havent been taken sick. Captain Braggsays Ive got leprosy ; but thats all. Mr. Stout acted very much as if he did not careto prolong the conversation. He rowed as rapidly as possible with his headhalf-turned, as if to avoid looking the boy in theface, and pretended not to hear when Ned askedrelative to the location of the village. When the bow of the boat grated on the sand heleaped ashore and began pulling out the packageswith feverish haste, while Ned, throwing off therubber coat because of the heat, leisurely steppedon the land.
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NED WATCHES THE MATE Row BACK TO THB SHIP. —Page 49. fHE NEW Yi 1 PUBLIC LIBR. ASTCP, LTrx AND- ; . WRECKED ON SPIDER ISLAND. 49 In a very few seconds Mr. Stout was ready to re-turn to the brig, and stopped as if to shake handswith Ned; but evidently changed his mind, for in-stead of so doing he leaped in the craft. Perhaps Ill see you when we come back, hecried, and then pulled at the oars with all hisstrength, keeping his eyes fixed on the bottom ofthe boat to shut out from view the boy who stoodat the very edge of the water, gazing after the manwhom he believed to be his friend. 50 WRECKED ON SPIDER INLAND. CHAPTEK IY. MAROONED. until the little craft was alongside the brig, hoistedon board, and the Evening Star, swinging aroundinto the wind, was standing off on her course oncemore. During all this time the mate had not, so far ashe could tell, looked at him for# single instant, andthis apparent lack of sympathy puzzled

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