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Captains Courageous

CHAPTER X
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The fishermen pressed forward as that town official who had talked with Cheyne bobbed up on the platform and began to read the year's list of losses, dividing them into months.

Last September's casualties were mostly single men and strangers, but his voice rang very loud in the stillness of the hall.
"September 9th .-- Schooner "Florrie Anderson" lost, with all aboard, off the Georges.

"Reuben Pitman, master, 50, single, Main Street, City.
"Emil Olsen, 19, single, 329 Hammond Street, City; Denmark.

"Oscar Stanberg, single, 25, Sweden.

"Carl Stanberg, single, 28, Main Street, City.


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