. The uncharted island . t^** MAI OF TREASURE ISLAND. Page 148- THE CAMPADDER TREASURE. 149 and weve had it knocked into us very thoroughlythat the line is the equator, and that the doldrumsare handy there. Thats so, assented Old Hookey graciously. But what of the longitude ? said Martin, peeringinto the dim edges of the photo; it looks like up your Mercator, Wallace, and lets see whatsto be seen on the line under the seventy-second meri-dian. The old atlas with its single remaining board was o o ruthlessly torn open, and in a few moments Wallacelooked up with a quizzical expression.

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. The uncharted island . t^** MAI OF TREASURE ISLAND. Page 148- THE CAMPADDER TREASURE. 149 and weve had it knocked into us very thoroughlythat the line is the equator, and that the doldrumsare handy there. Thats so, assented Old Hookey graciously. But what of the longitude ? said Martin, peeringinto the dim edges of the photo; it looks like up your Mercator, Wallace, and lets see whatsto be seen on the line under the seventy-second meri-dian. The old atlas with its single remaining board was o o ruthlessly torn open, and in a few moments Wallacelooked up with a quizzical expression. Why, your treasure-islands in the heart o SouthAmerica !: What do you mean ? asked Ned, very quietly,but feeling somehow intensely humiliated. Nothing, except that longitude 72°, latitude 0°,lands us in the middle o a continent. There aintno islands there, unless maybe your Unicorn trottedthree thousand miles up the Amazon. Neds face fell. This was the first chance he hadhad of going into the actual question of the isl

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