Harry Castlemon

Name: Snagged and Sunk — XVII. The Expert Columbia
Author: Harry Castlemon

Snagged and Sunk — XVII. The Expert Columbia (1888)

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“Snagged and Sunk — XVII. The Expert Columbia”, published in 1888, is a work by Harry Castlemon. It explores elements such as Indian Lake, Matt and sheriff.

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Harry Castlemon, Snagged and Sunk — XVII. The Expert Columbia (1888)

“ I am a present for Joe Wayring, and hope in some degree to recompense him for the disappointment he must have felt when he found that his uncle could not take him on a trip this summer. Use me regularly and judiciously, and if you do not say that life has suddenly doubled its charm—if you do not, before the end of the year, notice a thousand and one improvements in yourself, both physically and mentally, then I shall have failed of my mission. ”

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Harry Castlemon, Snagged and Sunk — XVII. The Expert Columbia (1888)

“ Swan's canoe under cover, and were on the way to the pond in their own skiff. They grumbled at the rain, as the squatter had done when he passed that way a few hours in advance of them, and did most of the rowing with the awning up and their rubber coats and hats on. After they had made about fifty miles up the river they began telling one another that if the sheriff had gone on to Sherwin's Pond he had made a mistake.
"Just see how the current runs," said Joe, as he tugged at his oar. "Matt, strong as he is, never could have forced the canvas canoe against it. ”

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Harry Castlemon, Snagged and Sunk — XVII. The Expert Columbia (1888)

“ He says she will have to stand her trial with the rest of the family."
"I don't believe that Matt went to Sherwin's Pond," said Joe, after thinking the matter over. "He would be in more danger there than he would if he stayed here. The old woman told that story to throw the sheriff off the track."
"Mebbe not," replied the guide. "Don't we know by experience that the squatter is a master hand to slip around and operate in the rear of his pursuers? What more natural than he should run up to the pond to get behind us, thinking he would be safer there than in the Indian Lake country? ”

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Harry Castlemon, Snagged and Sunk — XVII. The Expert Columbia (1888)

“ Roy Sheldon, who generally acted as spokesman, replied by relating a long and interesting story, saying in conclusion that he didn't know where the sheriff was, but he and a posse had come to Sherwin's Pond because Matt had come there, believing it to be the safest place for him. His wife said so.
"Mebbe she did, but that was a blind," replied the officer. "Three boat-loads of us have been out in all the rain, scouring the country high and low, and not the first sign of any body did we see. ”

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Harry Castlemon, Snagged and Sunk — XVII. The Expert Columbia (1888)

“ Swan and his crowd must have gone way up some of the creeks, or else we should have met them."
"Didn't the papers say that my friends rescued me from the squatter's clutches?" inquired Joe.
"Of course they did, but that didn't make your folks feel any easier about you. They'll worry till they see you among them safe and sound."
"Boys," said Joe, decidedly, "I'm going home; but you needn't go. You want to see Matt caught, and I'd like to; but I must go to mother as soon as I can. If you will set me on the other side of the creek I will start without a moment's delay." ”

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Harry Castlemon, Snagged and Sunk — XVII. The Expert Columbia (1888)

“ I can see that plain enough; so we'll all go."
"I think you ought," said the constable. "Your folks will all be uneasy till they see you. They think you and Matt are still in the Indian Lake country, and are afraid he will do some harm to you."
That settled the matter. After a little more conversation the officers went back into the pond to see if they could find any signs of the sheriff and his posse, while the boys cast off the lines that held the skiff to the bank and headed her down the creek. ”

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Harry Castlemon, Snagged and Sunk — XVII. The Expert Columbia (1888)

“ But he's got to the end of his rope now, for I know just what I have to work on. Don't neglect to lay in a good supply of provisions, for it may take us two or three weeks to catch him, and I am not coming back without him. ”

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