to see what Major Rogers meant, and as they di

t his pistol and fired, Seth doing likewise so pro

unded, fell to the ground, dropping the lantern, which, of co

the situation, the driver was about to whip up his horse

on't start unt

the whip and rei

tern," was the Major's next order

it, and then the Major procee

t and quickness of action, having been unerring, and as the Major regarded th

deserts, but you should have know

another sheepishly, for they now felt thoroughly ashamed of their cowardice, and they hastened t

, and the bodies of the two ill-starred highwaymen had been decently disposed of at the side of the road

heir seats Seth got a chance to ask th

d: 'There they are! They're just in t

s chuckled

he rascals and get them to turn their heads so that we could fire first. And ho

courage and resourcefulness, and as for the other passengers, they professed that he

ortuous streets of Boston Seth's heart beat high with expectation. He was now in the

was placed at his disposal. It was a very ordinary establishment, and in no wise resembled a modern hotel; but t

r their arrival

day and you will have to look after yourself. You'd better go out and see the

uch pleased at the idea of being left to his

set out, Seth inquired the way to the waterside, f

way at loading or unloading the cargoes. It was all new to him, and he did not hesitate to ask many questions of the weather-beaten men, some of whom

well when he was being answered correctly, and he picked up a good d

ging a cargo of general goods bewildering in variety, and as S

and see everything there! It must be a wonderf

ut that fact did not trouble him, and he made a mental resolution t

pain and terror, coming from a boy who was evidently being cruelly

lking fellow of the wharf-rat genus ill-using a small bo

he chivalrous impulse to rescue the little victim from the ruffian, he sprang forward, and, seizing

not let the bru

many yards ere he stopped and looked back, being a

ay prostrate and breathless, but the next moment he was up, and with a foul oath hurl

, and if Seth had permitted him to get at close grips and fight in his

e, and when the latter was almost upon him, sprang quickly aside and thrust out

large stone as he rose, and was about to hurl it at Seth, who could hardly have evaded the missile

you don't fight fair, I'l

uld strike him with the stone, but his uplifted hand dropped qui

e for? I wasn't do

uired the man of Seth. "Wh

promptly, "and I interfered. He had no busin

y, gave him a good shake. "Now, look here, if you're so anxious to use your fists, why don't you take some one

resence of the wharfinger, he was indignant enough with the bu

espised, and instead of accepting the challenge thus offered, he hung down his head and slunk off out of sight, while the wharfinger, chuck

m just amusing myself looking around. I never saw

to you," the wharfinger broke in. "Come along with me and I

ings he saw, but shrank from asking questions of the busy men about h

dently much interested when he learned that he was a member of Rog

must try and see him. I should esteem it an honor to shake hands with th

s reported to be, and added that if the wharfinger would come up t

uch, and so in great mutual good humor they b

ral of the ships, descending into their holds and visiting their cabins, and chatting with their officers, some of whom showed them hearty hospitality, and alt

Reuben and the rest of them

demur they consented, because it seemed easier to do so than to refuse him, and it was consequently well into the afternoon ere Se

ommunicative, after cutting short Seth's account of the way he had spent the

of his services as a pleasant preliminary to the highly gratifying information that he had decided to give him the command of an independen

pride and pleasure, for he heartily shared in his leader's feeling. "

entirely. I shall have, of course, to work together with those in com

ked, with boyish curiosity. "Is he very big a

d indulgently at h

o judge for yourself. You can come with me to-

radiant at the prospect. "You are

prouder of his chief than ever, lost no time in telling him of the

iliar with the life of the sea and the other with the life of the forest. Altogether it was a memorable day for the backwoods youth

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