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"If--"

There was a world of belief in that one word Could any one doubt the

ultimate hap of that thrice fortunate ship? Had not Mr Boyle said her

captain was a lucky hed aloud in her joy, for the queer

notion occurred to her that her grumpy friend would surely have soed skipper of the Flower of the Ocean

brig, ith to point the moral and adorn the tale of the Kansas

and her commander

Though Courtenay did not allow ten seconds to pass without a glance at

the char face by his side, he, nevertheless, had a sharp eye for

events elsewhere He saw ss dancing from the foremast told him that Boyle had

discovered them as soon as they were clear of the deep shadow of

Guanaco Hill But there were anxious moments yet in store A fleet of

canoes put off froht

before they reached their fortress They had a long two miles to

travel, and the Indians could attack them ere they covered half the

distance

Gray and Tolleether in the fore part of the boat

When they had rip,