This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1877 Excerpt: ...he had not seen Rico. Bill pointed to young Gray, who was at that moment swinging himself down over the boat's side. There--close at your elbow--can't you see him? The boy Rico, I meant, Dick replied. I have not seen him yet--where is he? At home with Lisa, I suppose. Dick stood aghast, and Robert Gray and the other ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1877 Excerpt: ...he had not seen Rico. Bill pointed to young Gray, who was at that moment swinging himself down over the boat's side. There--close at your elbow--can't you see him? The boy Rico, I meant, Dick replied. I have not seen him yet--where is he? At home with Lisa, I suppose. Dick stood aghast, and Robert Gray and the other men, seeing something unusual going on, stopped and stared. Nonsense, Bill, he sailed with you--a sudden alarm had taken hold on Dick, and he spoke hesitatingly, asking the question, rather than attesting the fact. The men spoke ou- simultaneously--He never sailed with us this time. Dick staggered back as if a blow had fallen upon him. And so, indeed, it had. He could not understand it. Rico had not been in the Bella--the men knew nothing about him--evidently supposed him to be on shore--and no one had seen him for a month, not since the day the smack sailed What's all this fuss about? Bill's voice broke in; the boy is not with us, he did not go this time. Isn't he at home with Lisa? She might have come down to meet me. His face flushed as he threw these questions about, one after the other fiercely, and as if he would defy any one to say aught. Instinctively all eyes were turned upon him. It was evident among them that they supposed him to be connected with Rico's disappearance, for that he had disappeared was an unquestionable fact. Thejiews fled like wildfire. It brought Lisa down now. She had been sitting at home feeling too much aggrieved and insulted to go down to meet Bill, as was her custom after a long absence. His leaving her in the way he had done, without turning back to speak one word of farewell, had hurt her sorely, an...
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