The King of Folly Island and Other People (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from The King of Folly Island: And Other People John's Island - to little purpose it must he confessed. The postmaster cunningly con cealed the fact that he kept the only store on John's Island; he might as well get his pay for setting the stranger across the bay, and it was nobody's business to pry into what he wanted when he got there. So J abez gave another chuckle, and could not help looking again at the canvas-covered gun case with its neat straps, and the well packed portmanteau that lay alongside it in the bows. I suppose I can find some place to stay in overnight? Asked the stranger, presently. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.