Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 51
ow, sir. But we may squeezethrough somehow, said the old man cheerfully. Chapter II. FRANKS NEW CREW. Who s there ? called Frank; for therewas a knock at the door. It me, sah, wasthe reply in a negros voice. Come in, Proddy ! said Frank. The door opened and admitted a coal-blackAfrican boy, six… … gathered into a point on the top of his head,gave him a wild and almost savage appear-ance ; but the bright eyes and honest face be-neath would at once reassure the beholderwho might have been disposed to think himhalf-civilized. Beside the negro cook stood asmaller man whose lithe, sinewy form…
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