Witch Hazel; or, The Secret of the Locket — page 346: what you’re looking at

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CHAPTER XXXYVII. TOM LAWSON’S STORY CONTINUED. WAS mighty glad to find my- self safe on land once more,” the sailor resumed; “but as soon as I found [ was out of all danger, with the captain's child on my hands, my old grudge began to get the better of me again. “IT supposed that the other boat was all right, and I rea- soned that, being so near land, all who were in it were saved. “Of course the cap'’n and his wife would be nearly wild over the loss of their boy, and now was my chance to take my reyenge on him for the ill-turn that he had done me; so I made up my inind that they should never know that he had been saved. ‘““T made my way to London, where [ hired a lodgin’ for a few daysin a house where the landlady said she’d look after the boy until I could find some one to take care of him. “But Lsoon found I’d got more on my hands than I'd bargained for, and I finally made up my teEs I'd put him into some charity place pacnsiee bate care of him as if would; but first I tatt KS. take aril,