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The author consistently used a convention in which a long dash, used to indicate trailed off speech, follows the closing speech mark, rather than being enclosed within the speech mark. This convention has been retained throughout.


PIRATE GOLD

BY

F. J. STIMSON

(J. S. OF DALE)