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Show OG TilE' ADrENTURES OJ? IIUCI(LEBERRY FINJ:{. was a pivot thrre for it to turn on-like a girl ; not. frmn t h ,vri ·t and ~lbo\v, with your arm out to one side, like a boy. And mind you, when a girl tri<: to catch anything in h(\r lap, .'h throws her kn \cs apart; h don't clap thr1n to get h er, the way you diu when you catchecl the hunp of lead. \Yhy, I .'potted you for a boy when you \Va · thr \ading the needle; and I contrived th other things ju t to make certain. Now trot <llong to your uncle, Sarah n1ary \Yillia1ns George Elexand(·r P l(\r ·, and if you get into trouble yon send word to l\In;, J uclith I.Joftu ' which is Ine, and rn do what I can to ge r. you out of it. J{eep the river road, all thr way, and next ti1ne yon i ramp, tak f'hoc--· and ~· ocks with yon. The river road's a rocky ()ne, and your fcpfll be in a condition wh(\11 you get Lo Go ·lt(\n, I reckon:' I went np th bank abouL fifty yard:;, and then I douhlecl n n1y track.· and :lipped back to 'vh r 1ny canoe wa ·, a good pi<\cc below th(\ hou:e. I jump d in and ·wa off in a hurry. I w nt up stream far enough to nutk(\ the h ad of the i land, and then started across. I took off t lu" sun-bonnet, for I dicln 't wn,nt no blinders on, then. "rhen I \Va. about the 1nidcll<', T hear tho clock b0gin to strik ; . o I stops and lit ·ns; t lw ound come faint over the water, but cl ar- eleven. vVhen I .'truck the head of the i~land I ne,Ter 'vaited to blow, though I "·a._ n1ost winded, but I shoved right into th timber w her \ 1ny old camp used to be, and start d a good fir there on a Jtjghand- dry pot. Then I jn1nped in the ca~1oe and dug out for our place n 1nil and a half b low, al:) hard as I could go. I landed, and lopped through the timber and ur the ridge and into the cavern. There Ji1n laid, ound asle(•p on th ground. I rou.·cd him out and ·ay · : "Git up and hump yourself, Jim! There ain't a minute to lose. They·re after us! " ': TilL' J .. R R ~ I F'f'RU (J . ..., . . ' ., J i1n 11< \ \ .<'l' a kl' cl no t] nest icm-.,, l11' HC\ cr :-,aitl lt \Yilrd; hut the wl1y he worke<l for the next h:tlf an hour ~ho\Yt·d :thont 111>\\" ht\ was :.;car<' c.1. By thai t int<! l'\ l'ryt hinrr we h:td iu t 11<' \\orltl • 0 wa:; on our ra ft and 1-'hc was Jl•ad.v to ht\ .'ltn\·(·rl oui fro1n tht· \rillow coV<' \\l1 cr ' f-lht· wa~ hid. \ Y<· put nut ilH· <'illll}> fire at Lite r avern i he find thing, a11d <1 idn 't· !"ho\r a c;ll)( llt• out :idL' after that. I tt)ok i he canoe oui fr01n shore a l iLt 1<\ pi('CC antl i ook :1 look, bnt if th rc \va: a boat armtn(l I conl<lu't ~re it, for :tar:-. an<l sh~ulows ain·t good to ,'t'<' 1>y. 'l'h ·n \re goL ouL t h \ raft ;:nul lipp ~l along down in the .·l1ad<', pa:L th 'foot of the i. laud dca<l ·iill, nev r saying a word. "li U~IP YO n ' El,J!'." H |
