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THE PICTURE IN THE CARD CASE
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"Yes. Who are you?"
"I am Sid Jeffers, first mate of the Dogstar. We sprang several bad leaks in that storm last night and made up our mind the schooner was going down. So we got out the boats and I and two men and these three chaps manned one of them. We lost sight of the ship in the dark,—and here we are. We're mighty hungry and we'd like something to eat. And if you've got any liquor on board let us have it by all means," concluded Sid Jeffers.
