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"Jump into the boat, and let us be off. These boys must be attended to." Uncle Ben, instead of immediately following the boys into the boat, pushed off the raft from the shore, and attaching a line to it, made fast the other end to the boat. "What are you going to do, Uncle Ben?" asked Frank. JUMP INTO THE BOAT AND LET US BE OFF THESE BOYS MUST BE ATTENDED TO UNCLE BEN INSTEAD OF IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE BOYS INTO THE BOAT PUSHED OFF THE RAFT FROM THE SHORE AND ATTACHING A LINE TO IT MADE FAST THE OTHER END OF THE BOAT WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO UNCLE BEN ASKED FRANK
ended himself. He had done his best to prevent the fight, and now he felt justified in resorting to necessary violence to save himself from further injury. Suddenly springing upon his assailant, he bore him to the ground, and held him there. In the meantime Tony and Charles were getting the worst of it, when a loud shout arrested the attention of the combatants. They all suspended the strife. "It is Uncle Ben," said Charles. The Bunkers seemed to understand the character of the old sailor; and taking to their heels, they fled precipitately towards the other end of the island. "What are you about, boys?" said Uncle Ben sternly, as he landed. "We could not help it, Uncle Ben; indeed we could not," replied Frank, wiping his bleeding lip, and proceeding to tell the particulars of the whole affair. "It was my fault; I ought not to have left you here alone. What will your father say?" said Uncle Ben, looking much troubled. "He will not say anything; I am sure you are not to blame, Uncle Ben. T HE HAD NOTHING TO HOPE FOR UNLESS HE DEFENDED HIMSELF HE HAD DONE HIS BEST TO PREVENT THE FIGHT AND NOW HE FELT JUSTIFIED IN RESORTING TO NECESSARY VIOLENCE TO SAVE HIMSELF FROM FURTHER INJURY SUDDENLY SPRINGING UPON HIS ASSAILANT HE BORE HIM TO THE GROUND AND HELD HIM THERE IN THE MEANTIME TONY AND CHARLES WERE GETTING THE WORST OF IT WHEN A LOUD SHOUT ARRESTED THE ATTENTION OF THE COMBATANTS THEY ALL SUSPENDED THE STRIFE IT IS UNCLE BEN SAID CHARLES THE BUNKERS SEEMED TO UNDERSTAND THE CHARACTER OF THE OLD SAILOR AND TAKING TO THEIR HEELS THEY FLED PRECIPITATELY TOWARD THE OTHER END OF THE ISLAND WHAT ARE YOU ABOUT BOYS SAID UNCLE BEN STERNLY AS HE LANDED WE COULD NOT HELP IT UNCLE BEN INDEED WE COULD NOT REPLIED FRANK WIPING HIS BLEEDING LIP AND PROCEEDING TO TELL THE PARTICULARS OF THE WHOLE AFFAIR IT WAS MY FAULT I OUGHT NOT TO HAVE LEFT YOU HERE ALONE WHAT WILL YOUR FATHER SAY SAID UNCLE BAN LOOKING MUCH TROUBLED HE WILL NOT SAY ANYTHING I AM SURE YOU ARE NOT TO BLAME UNCLE BEN
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