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Title: Mokeanna! : a treble temptation, etc., etc., etc.
Year: 1873 (1870s)
Authors: Burnand, F. C. (Francis Cowley), Sir, 1836-1917
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Publisher: London : Bradbury, Agnew, & Co.
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
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as spreading ! \Vas all this treasure to be lost ? Ha ! The parachute. Lading it as quickly as possible, he lowered it fromthe car. The fire ! The Fire ! ! Two large seagulls flew against the car. He caught them both. Then tying the parachute thusweighted, to his feet, and holding a fluttering bird in eitherhand, he bit through the last cord that bound him to theflaming monster. One loud report, and as the smokecleared 96 CHIKKIN HAZARD. ****** The parachute descended safely, landing its cargo upon aBenician Island. An old boatman and his daughter found the wanderer onthe shore. The boatmans name was Martin. His daughter was known as Elizabeth. CHAPTER IV. IXTEEN years * afterwards. In the pleasantest room of the pleasantcsthouse in one of the Benician Islands, builtin the Gothic style upon the crater of anapparently extinct volcano, sat an elderly man and a younglady. Mr. Piel Dornton t will be here this evening, to sign thecontract, observed Lieutenant Marchmont J to his nieceGrace,
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* Sixteen yeais. Six of the Authors wish to state that they weretotally against such an absurd interval. Whats got to be done theywould undertake to bring about in seven. So theyve told the Directorsand the Editor. t The Directors repeat that they have the greatest possible confidencein the Editors good sense, but they did not think that he would haveallowed such a name as this to be given to the hero of the Novel. Editors Note to the above.—Yie. is not the hero. Autliors Note (by a majority). Yes, he is. Note of Authors, in a large minority. No, he is not. Note.—The Editor trusts to the good sense, gentlemanly feeling, andkindly forbearance of all concerned to prevent a mpture. From theMS. in his possession he thouglu it was the hero. X Marchmont is thought by all the company a good name. But asthere was great disagreement upon the question of his rank, and whetherhe should be in the Army or Navy, it was thought better to make liim a H 98 CHIKKIN HAZARD. Will he ? replied Grace,

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