Jack North's Treasure Hunt

and of Rob

South

aped the severest storms of the Northern Atlantic, Grossed the equatorial line in fine shape, and stemmed the farious wrath of Cape Horn in saf

araiso, Chili, and the commander t

n sent by his employers on the responsible errand of seeing that one of their engines was properly de

finding at the last moment that Fret Offut

d youth was, and that he was sent for that purpose was

ave forgotten or overlooked their differences, and h

s not a person to cherish long any bitterness of feeling agai

iate one is sure to have on leaving those dear to him

voyage with him, our hero would have felt different toward the other. The second boss's parting words had been: "Remember you owe this opportunity to me, Fret Offut, who might have gon

as only one in the secret could understand, and

and will not fail in my

el Jack until on the evening before the day, which, if nothing unfavorable occurred, the commander had promised would bring them within sight of land. Jac

s were beginning to fringe the horizon, and he

calm grandeur of a tropical sea, and he was wondering how many months must pass before he sho

reet the one approaching, to find himself

eatures, and before Jack could speak his arms

ttempted to seize his upraised hands, but he had bar

e was brought back to consciousness by the feeling of water around him and it slowly dawned up

any distance, so he listened

big wheel; but he must have been mistaken, for after a m

until he was hoarse, and he felt that it would be better to

essness of being castaway upon the great, boundless oce

ones, with all the bright dreams and hopes of life, gave him the resolution to fight for victory over defeat until the very last. He had hear

e up while he had the streng

groundless, he swam on and on through

rn upon his back and thus float upon the bosom of the gr

er out to sea, or it might be he was slowly ap

ever knew. He saw nor heard nothing of the steame

g sea with anxious, eager gaze. But whither he would look, north,

st, and he wondered in his despai

some welcome sight, until he saw, away on his left,

rst, but as it grew plainer he felt a thr

r drowning in the exuberance

land it seemed he was d

l the prospect ahead served to give power to his weary l

the sky wherever he looked, while abrupt walls of rock ros

moss-covered rocks dripping with the spray of the ocean that continually be

earth rise in countless numbers and always running back toward the centre, with here and there green pastures of g

suddenly see a boat, with two men in it, c

n his exhausted state for help, an

g his cries, rowed rapidly to his assistance and p

f lying on a rude couch, with a friendly face loo

given up looking for you to come out of it. You

asked Jack.

y the name of William Pearce. Before I shall ask you even your name I shall

ell-meant advice, and a few mi

ke, and even then his friend woul

milk and I will soon hav

d offered him, but he was still too weak to move about ve

ng morning this time, when he foun

straw of wild oats, interwoven with long, slender sticks, while the roof was treated in the same way. Only a few rather primitive u

with a sunburned, beard

kened, his looks instantly br

so well. You will be al

the island where Robinson C

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ing me at asking questions, for you have learned all there is to be le

ck told his companion th