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I won't say a word--'pon my honor, I won't!" said the sailor shudderingly.
All right; remember your promise and we'll have no further trouble,"
remarked Rob, who had hard work to keep from laughing at the man's
abject terror.
Once more he ascended and continued the journey, and for several hours
they rode along swiftly and silently. Rob's shoulders were beginning to
ache with the continued tugging of the vine upon them, but the thought
that he was saving the lives of two unfortunate fellow-creatures gave him
strength and courage to persevere.
Night was falling when they first sighted land; a wild and seemingly
uninhabited stretch of the American coast. Rob made no effort to select
a landing place, for he was nearly worn out with a strain and anxiety of
the journey. He dropped his burden upon the brow of a high bluff
overlooking the sea and, casting the vine from his shoulders, fell to the
earth exhausted and half fainting.
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