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"Good gracious Providence! Why didn't the Ecudorian take him off?" "Credit them with offering it," Jerry replied. "He wouldn't come. He declined to jeopardize the people aboard the steamer and he wouldn't abandon the Retriever with her full cargo; so what could they do? They had to sail away without him." Gently Mr.
The Ecudorian steamed close alongside of her, to windward. Captain Peasley was at the wheel " "Thank God!" Mr. Skinner almost sobbed. "What was wrong with her, Jerry? Hurry up, man! Hurry up! Tell me!" "He was alone on the ship, Mr. Skinner. Bubonic plague! Killed the entire crew! Matt was the only man immune, and he's sailing the Retriever home alone!" Mr. Skinner groaned.
Four months had passed since the Ecudorian had spoken Matt Peasley off the coast of Formosa; during that period no further news had been received in Cappy Ricks' office, although the diligent Skinner, aided and abetted by the waterfront reporters, managed to have a piece of cheering information for Florry about every two weeks.
I thought I'd tell you first, so you could break it to the old man gently. The Grace liner Ecudorian arrived at Victoria this morning and reports speaking the Retriever eight hundred miles off the coast of Formosa. The vessel was under jib, lower topsail, foretopmast staysail, mainsail and spanker. She was flying two flags an inverted ensign and the yellow quarantine flag.
This report from the Ecudorian helps some, Skinner. It will do to keep hope alive in my Florry and every two weeks until the boy is born we'll we'll Oh, Skinner " "Yes, sir; I'll attend to it. Leave everything to me, Mr. Ricks.
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