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Title: Just his luck
Year: 1905 (1900s)
Authors: Optic, Oliver, 1822-1897 LeBlanc, Edward T., donor Lothrop, Lee, and Shepard Co. publisher
Subjects: Diligence Orphans Children's stories
Publisher: Boston : Lothrop, Lee and Shepard
Contributing Library: Brandeis University Libraries
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he could only make the bestof it. But he saw that nothing was to be made bybeing humble and submissive to a man like Capt.Bendig, who was a brute and a tyrant by nature,though he was doubtless a very good seaman, andwas very attentive to his duty. Wade determinedto keep a stiff upper lip, and he hoped he mightinterest the passengers in his fate. With the lamp in his hand, the captain began tostoop down again. He pulled away the garments hehad drawn from their resting-place, so that he couldsee under the berth. Is this the coat you want ? asked Wade, tossingthe one he had been lying upon out into the room. He had not made up his mind to say just thesewords when he was discovered; but they came tohim, and they answered his purpose as well as anything else. Capt. Bendig was startled by the voicefrom this unexpected quarter; and he rose a gooddeal more hastily than he had stooped, for he wassomewhat stiff in his joints. He even retreatedtowards the door of the cabin. Possibly he believed
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THE GHOST OF THE STATE-ROOM. 171 in ghosts; for he was an ignorant man, and had beenat sea all his life. He may have thought it was somedeparted spirit he had abused in the flesh while hewas the mate of a ship, returning to spook himfor his cruelty. Certainly he was frightened; andWade was satisfied that his presence had not beensuspected, as he thought before, till he spoke. Thecaptain may have expected to find a jug of whiskeywhich the cook or the steward had concealed there;but he evidently did not calculate upon finding ahuman being in his particular sanctum. Whats under that berth, PoUish? asked thecaptain; and his trepidation was apparent in histones. I dont know, sir, replied the steward promptly. Did you hear a voice ? continued Capt. Ben-dig. I did, sir, very distinctly, answered PoUish, whoseemed to be disturbed by the sound that had comefrom under the berth. It must be the Devil.But the Devil wouldnt hide himself under the cap-tains berth on board of the Moonlight. He hasto

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