Tip Top Library: Frank Merriwell in the South Seas — page 7: what you’re looking at

Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.

FRANK MERRIWELL IN THE SOUTH SEAS. & ‘Shut up!’ retorted Frank in an! ‘‘See here!’? he whispered, ‘‘it isn’t agonized whisper. ‘‘Come along here, me, but your friend Murray who’ll be in doctor, and take me down.”’ ia scrape if the captain tumbles to this.”’ Dr.. Rayburn, the ship’s surgeon, | ‘*Halisit Murray’s watch ?”’ walked slowly toward the bridge and Dr. Rayburn spoke eagerly and his paused in front of Frank, smiling sar-; voice was now subdued to a whisper. castically. _ Frank had reckoned well in this ap- “He was the one man on board who had! peal. not taken kindly to Frank from the} Whatever other faults he had, the doc- start. tor was not disloyal to his friends, and of The doctor was a handsome fellow, /all men on board, First Officer Murray and proud of it. He was accustomed to! was his particular chum. receiving a good deal of attention from Frank nodded in response to the last passengers, and it hurt his conceit when question. the bright young American appeared and; «qgme along, then,’ whispered the proceeded, without meaning to, to become doctor, ‘I’ll break your fall.” the favorite of all. He stepped under Frank and held up He didn’t understand Frank’s situa-/1:. hands. tion, but it was clear enough that the Noy ‘wae sn an i cnieeimiiidaemart AX; ma Wes ‘brace himself for the shock, the lad let Rayburn was not sorry for it—not a little | bit. iho ‘Well, Yankee,’’ he said, contemip- tuously, ‘I thought you had better stuff | in-you than that! Why, any British kid to the rescue sooner. of half your years wouldn’t be afraid to}. He saw a way to do it without any make that short drop.” risk of exposing Murray. ‘‘Oh, do be quiet!’’ whispered Frank, Accordingly, as he dropped he spread looking, 1n his anxiety for Murray, much out his arms and legs so that there was more distressed than he really felt; ‘‘I’m not afraid to drop on my own account. Take me down and Ill explain.”’ Again the doctor grinned and didn’t stir. ) Then came the sound of the captain’s voice, hailing the men in the small boat. ‘Oho!’ sneered Dr. Rayburn; ‘I see: : now! Yotl’re scared of the captain, aren’t} Captain Dunbar, greatly disturbed, you, eh? He'll hear you if you drop, and looked down from the bridge. then you'll be in a pretty scrape, won't} ‘‘What the dickens is going on down you ?”? there??? he demanded, angrily. Without waiting for the doctor to He had quickly decided to take harm- less revenge on the doctor for not coming catch him properly. | The doctor made a frantic grab after each foot, and the result was that both he and Frank tumbled in a disorderly heap upon the deck. . On the instant Frank sent up a peal of laughter. The doctor spoke in alow voice now,} Frank, who was on his feet quickly, but it was evident that he had no inten-|auswered : ; tion of helping Frank out of his predica-| ‘‘No harm meant, captain; I was just ment, - | taking a fall out of the doctor.” Frank scowled savagely. -- Rayburn, meantime, blushing lkea It seemed as if his fingers were being!school girl, was reaching for his-hat and burned off. scrambling hastily to his feet. GORMGOOOKS no possibility that Dr. Rayburn could. (CO