ak of her straining cordage as she heels to the
leeward. The adventures of Ben Clark, the hero of the story and Jake
the cook, cannot fail to charm the reader. As a writer for young
people Mr. Otis is a prime favorite.

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Transcriber's Notes

Typographical errors have been left as found, including:

"I do not love him," ending with a comma in chapter 4.
"siezed" and "doubtfullly" in chapter 5.
"soliloqized" in chapter 16.
"Eactly" in chapter 18.
"ascertainel" in chapter 22.
"San Farncisco" in chapter 23.
"Stauss" in chapter 29.
"thas" in chapter 33.
"utmust" in chapter 35.

Dialect has been left as printed, even where inconsistent.

Accented letters and ligatures have been removed in the plain
text version.

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