Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 103
s awayhe hid but a short distance to walk. About twothirds of it had been covered when he saw Paulapproaching at a fast gait, evidently anxious tosee what his chum had shot. Fred dropped hisload and stood waiting. But Paul did not reach his friend. 632 BOY HUNTERS IN DEMERARA I May Fifty yards away… … WHAT KE YOU DOIN THERE? BEATIN A RUG? Fred, he backed fearfully away, keeping his eyesfixed on the object. When questioned afterward,he declared that he only shrugged his shouldersand walked away contemptuously. But that wasPauls story. This is how Fred saw it. At a safe distance from the thing,…
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