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  was caught in the conflicting currents; it careened and capsized; and the
  two men were battling for life in the whirlpool。
  Sandy was so intent on escape that he had gone some distance down
  stream before realizing he was no longer pursued。 Suddenly an agonizing
  cry was borne on the midnight air:
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  ‘‘Help! Help! I'm drownin'!''
  The boy rested on his paddle; and scanned the river in the direction of
  the voice。
  ‘‘Don't   let's   let   'em   drown   like   rats   in   a   hole;''   said   Sandy;   and   he
  started his boat back toward the bend。
  ‘‘Gil; gimme yer pistol。 They may be tryin' to play some trick on us;
  an' if they are; we'll be ready for 'em。''
  The precaution was unnecessary; for when they came near; they  saw
  the upturned skiff circling around in the eddy; its paddles bobbing with the
  waves; and the hats of Foley and Hildey slowly drifting toward the bank。
  Leander and Dink; meanwhile; had come up; and with the other two
  boys   remained   for   fully   half   an   hour   waiting   for   some   sign   of   the   two
  robbers;     but   in  vain;   for  far  beneath    the   surface    of  the  water    in  the
  maddening   current;   the   ill…spent   lives   of   Foley   and   Hildey   were   ended。
  They were dead in the cruel embrace of the Devil's Elbow。
  End of The Project Gutenberg Etext of The Fifth String by John Philip
  Sousa
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