Transcriber's Note: The following typographical errors present in the original text have been corrected.In Chapter II, "the trail the followed" was changed to "the trail they followed".In Chapter IX, "he an Jake set off" was changed to "he and Jake set off".In Chapter X, a missing period was added after "against the beams".In Chapter XI, a missing period was added after "his little cloth cap".In Chapter XVII, "a lump of iron with a rope mast fast to it" was changed to "a lump of iron with a rope made fast to it".In Chapter XIX, "I don't thing it would be wise" was changed to "I don't think it would be wise".In Chapter XXIII, "the nearest office I coul have reached" was changed to "the nearest office I could have reached".The word "postoffice" is spelled in the text both with and without a hyphen. Each instance has been left as it appeared in the original text.
Transcriber's Note: The following typographical errors present in the original text have been corrected.
In Chapter II, "the trail the followed" was changed to "the trail they followed".
In Chapter IX, "he an Jake set off" was changed to "he and Jake set off".
In Chapter X, a missing period was added after "against the beams".
In Chapter XI, a missing period was added after "his little cloth cap".
In Chapter XVII, "a lump of iron with a rope mast fast to it" was changed to "a lump of iron with a rope made fast to it".
In Chapter XIX, "I don't thing it would be wise" was changed to "I don't think it would be wise".
In Chapter XXIII, "the nearest office I coul have reached" was changed to "the nearest office I could have reached".
The word "postoffice" is spelled in the text both with and without a hyphen. Each instance has been left as it appeared in the original text.