CHAPTER XIII. 



A TURTLE 



The expedition to Loggerhead Key Another victim of the PJiysalia 

 A new pet added Graining craw-fish Tortoise-shell Log- 

 gerhead light Turning the turtle Tom and Harry have a 

 struggle Almost carried overboard Turned at last The 

 night's work. 



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T'S a-breezin' up from the 

 east," said Long John one 

 morning as the boys gathered 

 on the wharf, "and turtle is 

 layinV 



" A good time to try Log- 

 gerhead Key," suggested Tom. 

 "The very thing," re- 

 sponded Dick, while the oth- 

 ers joined in and expressed 

 their desire to visit the as yet 

 unexplored key, famous for its 

 large turtles and the sport their turning pro- 

 duced. Long John agreed that a better time 



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