Ensign Merrill — page 210: what you’re looking at

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ONCLUSION. 8 8 Sage population turned out to welcome her and the gallant crew. ae Standing erect on the bridze, his manly face flushed _ with pleasure, Mark was the cynosure of all eyes, and when, in passing the old flagship Trenton, the band played a famous march and his brother officers removed their caps, his heart swelled with modest pride. But greater than all these demonstrations: yes, more pro- ductive of joy even than the sight of the multitude gathered to do him honor, was the sudden appearance of his friend and protégé—Ned Gage—who, brought = down to the water’s edge in a jinrickshaw, stood up and waved his hand in affectionate greeeting. The story is almost told. A few more words will suffice to explain how the memorable expedition orgi.- nized by the Secret Company of Shanghai, came to «1 end, as all things must. After the amount secured by adding the money re- ceived from the sale of the prize-junk to that found in the iron box was distributed to the crew according to their positions, it was seen that each was entitled to quite a sum. | Mark, as commander, received over ten thousand dollars. This, following the dictates of his ever generous nature, he shared with Ned, first deduct- ing fifth, which he sent together with the package, to. the pirate lieutenant’s mother. The young surgeon, Panl Agnew, remained with Gage until he was thoroughly cured, then returned to the United States, where he went before a government board and entered the naval service as a member of the medical corps, having conceived a fondness for the life — from his connection with the expedition. x Watson and Miller united in purchasing a number ee shares in the pater, which they ran “comi Goa wise |