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Identifier: outing15newy (find matches)
Title: Outing
Year: 1885 (1880s)
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Subjects: Leisure Sports Travel
Publisher: (New York : Outing Pub. Co.)
Contributing Library: Tisch Library
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ed iron ladder. Ina moment he had reached its foot andhurried the girl up to the level above.Then he followed himself, dragging thetricycle after him by an exertion ofmuscle that nearly tore his grasp fromthe ladder. Arrived on the level, pant-ing, he hurried after the girl to the shel-ter of the lighthouse wall. Here they were safe from immediatedeath. But the wind was bitter cold andthe air full of powdery ice, snow andflying spray. They sought some way toget into the shelter of the building. But Uncle Sam employs strong fastenings tomake all secure when the lighthouse keepers abandon the exposed lake towers on the close of navigation, not to openthem again until the following spring.However, after nearly an hours work,with the aid of the tools in his wheel bag,he succeeded in forcing an entrance. Once within the structure, with the doorclosed and the precious tricycle pulled inafter them, they felt sensibly the accessof warmth caused by the thick walls and SKIP TON PEDALWINKS HEROISM.
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'Skipton PedalwinkMOVED BACKWARD. iron-banded heavy oak door. But it wasdark in there, and the subdued noises thatpenetrated from without made the placegruesome to unaccustomed spirits. Pedalwink struck a match and began tolook about. Presently he found a handlamp, which he lighted. With this theyexplored the place. In a store room theyfound a pork barrel with some pork stillin it, part of a cask of beans, a fewpounds of sea crackers, a little coffee,some sugar, part of a can of condensedmilk, etc. The pantry and kitchen weresupplied v/ith dishes, a stove and its uten- sils and furniture. In the coal cell wasnearly a ton of coal, with kindling wood.In a short time they had a cheerful fireblazing. As soon as they were thorough-ly warm the girl set to work and madecoffee and fried some sliced pork. With.these and the crackers they made a meal.Then, knowing they were doomed to staythere until the ice froze a new road to theshore, the girl set some of the beans tosoak for future use. By this time i

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