. American boys in the Arctics; a trip to the far north by a new path. as mountains and architecture, they were verydifferent from treeless, rocky Norway, and at last, with winter close uponthem, entered the great harbor of Stockholm. Two pairs of sharp eyes bent to one end, were not long in penetratingthe forest of masts lying along the wharves, and discovering the familiaroutline of the brig Louise, upon whose deck they had been cleaning cod-fish in the early springtime, a few months before, little dreaming ofwhat lay in the near future. 138 A LONG CHASE. The Snowbird came to anchor in the b
. American boys in the Arctics; a trip to the far north by a new path. as mountains and architecture, they were verydifferent from treeless, rocky Norway, and at last, with winter close uponthem, entered the great harbor of Stockholm. Two pairs of sharp eyes bent to one end, were not long in penetratingthe forest of masts lying along the wharves, and discovering the familiaroutline of the brig Louise, upon whose deck they had been cleaning cod-fish in the early springtime, a few months before, little dreaming ofwhat lay in the near future. 138 A LONG CHASE. The Snowbird came to anchor in the bay, and with pale faces andtrembling hands Roy and Scott pulled away in the gig, straight for wherethe Loicise was lying. What did they care for the great city, that beautiful Venice of theNorth, with all its canals, its huge steamers, its great ships from all overthe world, its royal palace rising above the city like some monstercoming up out of the sea, its great warehouses, its tall and gracefulchurch spires, its statues and monuments everywhere, its long line of. 1 CHRISTIANSAND, A TEMPTING RESTING PLACE. fisher women coming down the wharf ? Their eyes and thoughts werebent upon the brig Louise. Flags of all nations were flying about them, but they did not evennotice that the red, yellow and blue of Sweden floated from the mastheadof the brig. They were watching her deck, and, making the gig fast,they gained that point without delay. A Swedish sailor sat smoking upon a coil of rope. He answeredScotts inquiry for Captain Downing with a shrug of his shoulders, ashake of his head and a long-drawn Y-a-a-s. Is he on board ? said Roy.
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