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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1904
Page
7
Maj. Bonnet prepares to sail the Sarah Williams to Jamaica leaving his daughter Kate aboard with Ben Greenway ashore. Dickory Charter warns of robbers among the crew while Kate weighs packing a small bundle and seeks aid to reach safety as night falls.
A young woman sits in darkness waiting for her father as a mysterious elder offers refreshments and talks of departure. Dickory appears and warns that pirates may sail without the missing man or his cash box if he does not return by ten. He proposes a risky escape using a rope and a ledge to lower her to safety.
Call on agents of Ohio Central Lives for full particulars on Home-seekers and Colonists Rates. Tickets on sale the first and third Tuesday of each month.
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