Identifier: stnicholasserial292dodg (find matches)
Title: St. Nicholas (serial)
Year: 1873 (1870s)
Authors: Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905
Subjects: Children's literature
Publisher: (New York : Scribner & Co.)
Contributing Library: Information and Library Science Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Digitizing Sponsor: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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irled onher heel, thus swinging her overhanging main-boom closer to the Dazzler. Pete was thenearest, and the opportunity could last nolonger than a second. Like a cat he sprang,catching the foot-rope with both hands.Then the Reindeer forged ahead, dipping himinto the sea at every plunge. But he clung onrworking inboard every time he emerged, tillhe dropped into the cockpit, as Nelson squaredoff to run down to leeward and repeat themanceuver. Your turn next, Frisco Kid said. No ; yours, Joe replied. 8o8 THE CRUISE OF THE DAZZLER. (July, But I know more about the water, Frisco eyes only the angry waters. Doubting, they Kid insisted. I can swim as well as you, said the other. It would have been hard to forecast theoutcome of this dispute ; but, as it was, the swiftrush of events made any settlement useless. looked a second time. There was no Rein-deer. They were alone on the ocean. God have mercy on their souls! Joe was too horrified at the suddenness ofthe catastrophe to utter a sound.
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PETE CLUNG ON, WORKING INBOARD EVERY TIME HE EMERGED, TILL HE DROPPEDINTO THE COCKPIT. (SEE PAGE 807.) The Reindeer had jibed over and was plow-ing back at breakneck speed, careening atsuch an angle that it seemed she must surelycapsize. It was a gallant sight. The storm burst in fury, the shouting windflattening the ragged crests till they boiled.The Reindeer dipped from view behind animmense wave. The wave rolled on, but wherethe sloop had been the boys noted with startled Sailed her clean under, and, with the ballastshe carried, went straight to bottom, FriscoKid gasped when he could speak. Pete al-ways said Nelson would drown himself that waysome day! And now they re all gone. It sdreadful—dreadful. But now we ve got tolook out for ourselves, I tell you! The backof the storm broke in that puff, but the sea 11kick up worse yet as the wind eases down. 1902.) THE CRUISE OF THE DAZZLER. 809 Lend a hand, and hang on with the other.We ve got to get her head-on. Together, knives in han

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