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The Story of Paul Boyton

CHAPTER IV
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They reached the side in safety and then every fire-arm and harpoon on the "Foam" was called into play on the ferocious brutes.

Many and fervent were the prayers that the captain sent up for the welfare of the black witch at Jamaica, whom he swore he would kill on sight.
After this adventure the schooner was headed to the northwest and for four months the islands and keys wre thoroughly worked.

During that time, three trips had been made to Nassau and valuable cargoes of recovered articles discharged.

No treasure of any account was found, with the exception of one enormous piece of coral, in which were embedded a number of old Spanish dollars.

This object was sold to a tourist at Nassau for the suns of $250.


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