The Mate of the Vancouver — page 164: what you’re looking at

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162 THE MATE OF THE VANCOUVER. “Do I want you!” cried Harmer anxiously ; “of course I do! Do you know where Ticehurst is ?” “Yes,” replied Mac; while I stood close beside Harmer looking down at the fire so that he couldn’t see my face—I was laugh- ing so. “Then where is he? Hang it! has any- thing happened to him that you fellows make such a mystery about it?” he asked getting a little alarmed, as I could tell by the tone of his voice, “Well,” replied Mac quietly, “T’ll tell you. He was up in the hills with me, and we struck it rich—got a lot of gold, we did, you bet. we did,” he went on in an nritating drawl; “ and then came down when the snow Sp is, Bs. chee waits . é < Fr a > 4 - agit 4 Poses Awe (eS nd “tha es ag ¥ ‘* 3 Sty e = ¥ - . Sag. Ps “St @ 3 Li " es a ee os = he . “ Le >: A * . . -- Shes ha? F >: Se 5 0 Fo i : a EE — - _ nae —ahemeenanian nai + o- ‘ —— bx i flew. We had such atime getting out, young te feller, and then at last we came to the -Col- ry) umbia and there “He was drowned?” said Harmer growing . RRS AEE rae, Ue Rs AI pale. a Se Pe