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"Gone away!" gasped Frank, now joining Jack. "Gone away!" "Yaas, sir, Boss, dey done goned away on a ship named the 'Walkfast. I done holp Mister Pete put 'em on board." "Where is this ship now?" demanded Frank crisply. "She done lef' a hour or two ago," answered the negro. "If youall wants to know where she gwine, go ax de man at de custom house." "That's a sensible thing to do," declared Jack.
"Take this fellow aboard, while I go up to the custom house and find where the ship Walkfast was bound for and if this chap is not lying, we'll take a little cruise for an appetizer. Don't let him get away." In a few minutes Jack came running back breathless. He made haste to get aboard, signaling for the boys to hoist the anchor.
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