Excerpt: ...Cod," repeated Billy Brackett, thoughtfully. "I seem to have heard that name before. Why, yes, I have a note of introduction from Major Caspar to a Captain Cod, and I shouldn't wonder if you were the very man. Here it is now." "I am proud to make your acquaintance, sir," said the veteran, heartily, after glancing over the note thus handed to him. "It's all right, Sheriff. This is certainly the Major's handwriting, for I know it as I do my own, and I don't want any better proof that this gentleman is the person ...
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Excerpt: ...Cod," repeated Billy Brackett, thoughtfully. "I seem to have heard that name before. Why, yes, I have a note of introduction from Major Caspar to a Captain Cod, and I shouldn't wonder if you were the very man. Here it is now." "I am proud to make your acquaintance, sir," said the veteran, heartily, after glancing over the note thus handed to him. "It's all right, Sheriff. This is certainly the Major's handwriting, for I know it as I do my own, and I don't want any better proof that this gentleman is the person he claims to be." "Would you be willing to go on his bond for a thousand dollars?" asked Mr. Riley. "I would, and for as much more as my own property, together with what I hold in trust for my niece, would bring," answered the old man, earnestly. "And would you be willing that your money should be risked on any such a venture?" asked the Sheriff, turning to Sabella with a smile. "Indeed I would," answered the girl, promptly. "After the splendid way Mr. Brackett helped us last evening, I know whatever he says must be so." "That will do," said Mr. Riley. "With such sureties I am well content, and am willing to make public acknowledgment that these gentlemen are what they represent themselves to be. Now, for their future guidance, I will tell them what I have not yet hinted to a living soul. It is that their raft has probably been stolen and taken down the river by the most noted gang of counterfeiters that has ever operated in this part of the country. There are three of them, and I thought I had surely run them to earth when I traced them to the island just above Dubuque. You must have seen them there, didn't you?" "No, sir," replied Winn, to whom this question was addressed. "I only saw one man on the island. He said he was a river-trader, and would help me float the raft. We went to look for his partners, and when I came back, it and he were both gone. After that I did not see a soul until you came along and arrested me." "That confirms my...
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Very Good+ Fiction. 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall. This book is in very good+ condition. The interior is clean. "No. 20" written on the inside of the front cover. No dust jacket. Gift inscription dated 1897 on the first page. Green boards with gold lettering and silver illustrations. There is a little wear along the edges of the boards. Great story of the Mississippi River.
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PLEASE NOTE, WE DO NOT SHIP TO DENMARK. New Book. Shipped from UK in 4 to 14 days. Established seller since 2000. Please note we cannot offer an expedited shipping service from the UK.
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Fair. No Jacket. Book. 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall. Green cloth binding with silver decorations and gold print on the cover and spine. Clean pages with no markings in the text. Several plates are loose. The front hinge is cracking. The cover has scuffing and light corner and spine end wear. Copyright date 1893. Print date on the title page, 1893.
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W.A. Rogers (William Allen) [20 plates. ] Very Good. No Jacket. 12 vo. Blue c w/silver & gold gilt titles/decorations, lite discoloration on rear cover; ownr's name; 341 clean, unmarked pages.
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Very Good. No Jacket. Book. 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall. Book is tight with no markings, some tanning and soiling to page edges, a few pages have some foxing at the front, previous owners name stamp on inside front cover, boards have some rubbing and soiling, board edges have some bumping and rubbing.