. Young Captain Jack, or, The son of a soldier. ut in the rain, but Ireckon we can be thankful that our lives have beenspared. Yes, we can be thankful, answered the girl. Oh, what a dreadful crack that was! I do notbelieve I shall ever forget it. She came on deck all in a tremble, and with theothers hurried to the bow of the wreck. It wasmuch easier to climb down than to climb up, andsoon all three stood upon the rocks below, wherethe driving rain pelted them mercilessly. I tink I can find yo a bettah place dan dis tostay, said Old Ben. Come down to de shoah,and he led the way to where he had
. Young Captain Jack, or, The son of a soldier. ut in the rain, but Ireckon we can be thankful that our lives have beenspared. Yes, we can be thankful, answered the girl. Oh, what a dreadful crack that was! I do notbelieve I shall ever forget it. She came on deck all in a tremble, and with theothers hurried to the bow of the wreck. It wasmuch easier to climb down than to climb up, andsoon all three stood upon the rocks below, wherethe driving rain pelted them mercilessly. I tink I can find yo a bettah place dan dis tostay, said Old Ben. Come down to de shoah,and he led the way to where he had left his Jacks assistance the craft was hauled out ofthe water and turned upside down between twolarge rocks, and then the three crawled under thetemporary shelter. Thus the night passed, and by morning thestorm cleared away. Looking toward the wreckthey saw that only a small portion of the upper \deck had been burned away, the rain having putthe fire out before it gained great headway. It did not take Old Ben and Jack long to launch. THE THREE CRAWLED UNDER THE TEMPORARY SHELTER. Young Captain Jack ?—Page 28. ON BOARD THE WRECK. 2Q the formers craft again, and this done, they allentered and the fisherman started to row them tothe mainland. Jacks boat was taken in tow. That was certainly quite an adventure, ob-served Jack, as they landed. Marion, I reckonyou dont want another such. No,, indeed! replied the girl, with a shiver. I dont believe Ill ever go over to the old wreckagain. Its a wondah dat wreck aint busted up longago, put in Old Ben. Its a wonder the poor people around herehavent carried off the wreckage for firewood,Ben, said Jack. Da is afraid to do dat, Massah Jack—afraidsome ob de sailors wot was drowned might hauntem. I see. Well, I dont think the wreck will lastmuch longer, and with these words Jack turnedaway to follow Marion to the plantation man-sion, to interview his foster mother concerning theparticulars of the past. Little did the lad dreamof
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