Hickson, when he
heard that Bob had returned, he hastened to see him, took him off
into a corner and whispered:

"Did ye git th' treasure, Bob?"

"No, captain. I don't believe there was any. We didn't have a
chance to look for the island before the shipwreck, and after it
the map got lost."

"Well, maybe it's jest as well, Bob," said the old man with a
philosophical air. "I'm gittin' too old to need so much money
anyhow, an' you're young enough to earn what you need. I reckon
it's jest as well," and with a chuckle he shuffled off.

As for Bob, he had such a liking for the sea, in spite of the
terrors of the deep, that when he completed his education he became
mate on a vessel, and finally captain, and now is in a fair way to
become part owner of a big ship trading between New York and South
American ports. And here we will say good-by to Bob Henderson, the
former castaway.

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