Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 332
steps which evi-dently led up to the pier. They quickly se-curedthe boat with ropes, and called to Jackand the girls to come and land. The storm had abated a little, but it wasstill raining hard, and the thunder and light-ning were terrific, though not so frequent. By the light of the occasional… … BETTY BOARDS THE to break down beneath a heavy weight. Aftermounting them, he called to the others tocome up one at a time; and then, when thefive were all huddled on the little landing atthe top, they waited for another lightning-flash, to proceed farther. When it came it showed that the pier…
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