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Title: The Boy Scouts for Uncle Sam
Year: 1912 (1910s)
Authors: Payson, Howard Wrenn, Charles L
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Publisher: New York : Burt
Contributing Library: New York Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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self around his arm, fasteningits fangs into his sleeve. 212 THE BOY SCOUTS FOR UNCLE SAM Rob battled desperately with the reptile, whichlashed its tail and hissed with vicious intona-tions. The feel of the creatures grip was loath-some to the boy, and although its fangs had notpenetrated his tough khaki coat, they might doso at any moment. In the battle Rob backed out of the woods,striving all the time to free himself, and uncon-sciously stepped nearer and nearer to the watersedge. Before he realized his position he toppledbackward over the brink and plunged down intothe swiftly flowing current beneath. Down he went until it seemed he must strikethe bottom! But his fall into the channel hadhad one good effect. The snake was not grip-ping his arm any more. When he shot to thesurface he saw it swimming for its life, butbeing carried away from the shore. In fact, the same thing was the case with Rob.The grip of the water drew him far from theisland he had just vacated in such an uncere-
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^^^-UarUs WWrei EK TOPPLED BACKWARD OVER THE BRINK AND PLUNGED DOWKINTO THE SWIFTLY FLOWING CURRENT BENEATH. TUB NKW TORKPUBLIC LlftUAHY AtrtOU, LKNOI ASDTlLDiLi r«tNl>ATi«N8R L ROB MAKES A DISCOVERY 213 monious manner, and hurried him toward thespot of land where he had seen the boat. Strik-ing out with all his might, the lad fought thecurrent so as to reach the other island before thewater hurried him past it. It was a hard fighteven for a powerful swimmer like Rob. Hisclothes encumbered him cruelly, too; but atlast, almost exhausted, he touched bottom andreeled ashore. For a time he could do nothing but lie theregasping. Had his life depended on it, he couldnot have moved hand or foot. But at lengthhis youthful vitality came to his aid and he roseto his feet to look about him. The current had landed him on a part of thebeach from which the boat he had spied was notvisible. But he knew in which direction it lay,and started out for it. As he rounded a smallpromontory he came upo

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