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Updated: May 22, 2025
When he was strong enough to go about his business he found it was night Yet he lost no time in making his way to the docks, on a search for his brothers. The search was, of course, useless, and much depressed in spirits he found himself, at sunrise, on the waterfront, seated on the stringpiece of one of the long piers. "They must have either been captured or drowned," he mused dismally.
When the tug had made fast to a wharf spile Captain Joe cleared the stringpiece, and walked straight to Marrows. He was still soaking wet underneath his clothes, only his outer garments being dry, a condition which never affected him in the least, "salt water bein' healthy," he would say. "What did I tell ye, Abram Marrows?" he exploded, in a voice that could be heard to the turnpike.
Scattergood bade the girl from the West a brisk good-bye and went directly up the dock, evidently expecting nobody to meet her at this time of day. A lanky man, with grizzled brows and untrimmed beard, got up slowly from the stringpiece of the wharf and slouched forward to meet Janice Day. "I reckon you be Broxton's gal, eh?" he queried, his eyes twinkling not unkindly.
"You are very kind," she answered, "but I fear it is too late. I had some letters in my hand, and when I slipped they went into the water. I'm afraid you can't get them." Mentally resolving to dive for them if such a procedure became necessary, Drew stepped upon the stringpiece of the pier beside her and looked down.
We run alongside the wharf just as Booth Hank climbed over the stringpiece. "Get after him, Barzilla!" hollers Cap'n Jonadab. "I'll make her fast." Well, I hadn't took more'n three steps when I see 'twas goin' to be a long chase. Montague unfurled them thin legs of his and got over the ground something wonderful. All you could see was a pile of dust and coat tails flapping.
As the cliff drew near, its black brows ate across the sky, devouring stars. The Master spoke in Arabic to Rrisa, who seized a boat hook and came forward. Out of the gloom small wharf advanced to meet the launch. The boat-hook caught; the launch, easing to a stop, cradled against the stringpiece. Rrisa held with the hook, while Bohannan and Alden clambered out.
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