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Pitiful it was to see Widow Mulliken's house in flames, wantonly set on fire by the red-coated ruffians. Roger saw a soldier deliberately raise his gun, take aim, and send a bullet through the heart of Jason Russel, an old gray-haired man, standing in his own door. Again, at closer range, he took aim at the retreating column.
I heard about these here burglars, so I thought it couldn't do any harm to have a gun ready." "F-Father! How'd he know?" "Well, he could put two and two together when he heard I'd lost her from Mulliken's Wharf. Besides he's seen a feller that saw you off Squid Cove yesterday." "C-Captain B-B-Baluster, I wouldn't s-steal your b-boat again f- for a th-th-th-m-million dollars.
Then I told them about my adventures with the gold makers, and Spook to the Captain's great delight related the troubles of the Kidd brothers on board the "Hoppergrass." Toward five o'clock we got a breeze, and half an hour later sailed up the river again, to Lanesport. "We won't land at Mulliken's Wharf," said Captain Bannister, "I'm kinder superstitious 'bout that."
The crier limped slowly down the street toward us. We all halted to hear his next announcement. Stopping in the middle of the street he solemnly rang his bell two or three times. Then he threw back his head, and bellowed in a tremendous voice: "Hear what I have to say! Stolen! the cat-boat Hannah J. Pettingell from Mulliken's Wharf yesterday afternoon! Reward will be paid for information!
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