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My mother broke down and cried. Page 19.

CAPTAIN JOHN CRANE 1800-1815

BY

THOMAS W. KNOX

AUTHOR OF "A CLOSE SHAVE," "THE TALKING HANDKERCHIEF," "THE LOST ARMY," "DECISIVE BATTLES SINCE WATERLOO," "THE BOY TRAVELLERS" (15 VOLUMES), "THE YOUNG NIMRODS" (3 VOLUMES), ETC., ETC.

ILLUSTRATED

NEW YORK THE MERRIAM COMPANY 67 FIFTH AVENUE

Copyright, 1895,

By The Merriam Company.

Typography by C. J. Peters & Son, Boston, U.S.A.