. St. Nicholas [serial] . violent jar. Both men had jumped forit, but in some way the little man either got hisknife-hand jammed or fell upon it, for the firstsight we caught of him, he was standing in hisboat, his bleeding fingers clasped close betweenhis knees and his face all twisted with pain andhelpless rage. Now s our chance! Paul with you ! And on either side of the rudder we loweredourselves into the water, pressing the net downwith our feet, till, with a jerk, it went clear. Thenit was up and in, Paul at the main-sheet and Iat the tiller, the Mist plunging ahead with fr
. St. Nicholas [serial] . violent jar. Both men had jumped forit, but in some way the little man either got hisknife-hand jammed or fell upon it, for the firstsight we caught of him, he was standing in hisboat, his bleeding fingers clasped close betweenhis knees and his face all twisted with pain andhelpless rage. Now s our chance! Paul with you ! And on either side of the rudder we loweredourselves into the water, pressing the net downwith our feet, till, with a jerk, it went clear. Thenit was up and in, Paul at the main-sheet and Iat the tiller, the Mist plunging ahead with free-dom in her motion, and the little white lightastern growing small and smaller. Now that you ve had your adventure, doyou feel any better ? I remember asking whenwe had changed our clothes and were sitting dryand comfortable again in the cockpit. Well, if I dont have the nightmare for aweek to come — Paul paused and puckered•his brows in judicial fashion — it will be be-cause I cant sleep, that s one thing sure !. FRESH WOODS AND PASTURES NEW.
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