Young Hunters in Porto Rico; Or, the Search for a Lost Treasure
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"Oh, Dick, what a situation!" ejaculated Bob. "Can't you help yourself?" "Not a bit." "We must be a-doin' somethin' fer him, an' mighty quick, too," burst out old Jacob. "It's a lucky thing I've got this rope with me," and he pointed to a long coil suspended over his shoulder. How to rescue Dick from his unpleasant situ- ation was a problem; but the old sailor finally solved it by climbing a large tree which over- looked the swamp close to where Dick was a prisoner. Crawling far out on a stout ...branch, he threw one end of his rope to the unfortunate boy. 158 YOUNG HUNTERS IN POETO RICO. Dick caught the rope with difficulty. "Can ye tie it under yer arms?" asked old Jacob. "I'll try," was the reply. It was a difficult undertaking, and by the time it was accomplished the youth was up to his chin in the dirty water which was collecting in the quagmire. "All ready!" he shouted feebly. At once old Jacob began to pull away. "Wish I had a single tackle," he panted. "A straight haul o' this sort ain't no easy job." Bob had climbed into the tree to help him, yet he could do but little, old Jacob being afraid that the limb would break down with their com- bined weights, added to the strain from the rope, which was now drawn as tight as a washline.
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