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swung my umbrella. To save my life I
couldn’t get out a single word of what I had
planned to sav. Think of having to sav “ I
told you a lie! ”
“ Do you want anything? ” asked the mate
at last.
“Oh, no!” I said hastily. “Well, yes.
How far is it to Sand Island now? ”
“ An hour’s sail, ahout; ”—at the verv
min-ute that he was speaking these words a terrible
shriek was heard from aft, a loud shriek from
several people all screaming as hard as they
eould. I never was so scared in my whole life.
The mate almost pushed me over, he sprang so
quickly out of the door. All the people aft
were crowded at one side. In the midst of the
shrieks and cries I heard sorne one sav, “ Man
overboard! ”
O horrors! It must be Karsten! I was sure
of it. I hadn’t thought of him or taken any care
of him for the last ten minutes. I hardly know
how I got aft, my knees were shaking so. The
steamboat stopped and two sailors were al-
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