A Blow for the Service: Victorian Naval Adventure — page 4: what you’re looking at

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7 _“AK QUESTION OF HONOR. The two, crossing the drill grounds towards quarters in the early morning hours, had come together. | Evidently Gage had been on the lookout for Clif, for h. had hailed him eagerly. .~ os He had made a confidential proposition. It had not met.with favor. Now he showed his malice and resentment. His bull-neck flushed and twitched and he looked his natural self—a coarse braggart and bruiser who had forced Lalf his way through life with his domineering ee , a at Lf x <7 F ¥ s : 7 i.e. 7 i oy * r -* - . “¢ . SS te wh She “boat ee oo ee N ESE Cy so) Shane gthapapadian Bic 9 ad : d ® xe ce ; J +”. . “~. ror ¢ ° ; ; va * Sige ' a ' ‘ t- “ , nj 4 fr %, 5 spirit. i «Yon reject my proposition, do you?” he demanded, | | elowering, — ’Decidedly,”” nodded Clif. “You won’t help a fellow-plebe ?” a : “I won’t spoil a fellow plebe.” i “Do you call that chummy ?” “No—only principle,” a trifle satirically reforted Clif. : “I've got some, it seems. Maybe only a little, so I don’t ; want to let go of it!” ; “You won't do what I ask?” c< 2 ’ es: | [ wouldn’t for my own brother—for the best friend I ever knew.” . 6X7 ’ | You're loyal, you are!” sneered Gage. ‘See, here, } Boy. . ; baraday, Te immediately supplemented, changing tone oy tacucs and trying to be persuasive and coaxing, its a small thing.” | | “Then why press it 2? But it means a good deal to my cousin.” 3 He can’t hope to win out?” “4 | L don’t expect it—I just want him to make a show- 4 5° i ease said Clif bluntly, “there’s a way for him to. ee, a ne Oty “she > -* ‘ <7 pn See 4 —_ » 2 - = J . - = ~~“ : - as a 2° _” a3 ; iwtiaas d ¢ ae J ‘i eee , ; Tay Pann” CS teh OPES Sak SS Ce PA ah rr: ° rom So gh et, v : eng) ie | eo gee SC Ed } * - gl nad . « sot © tee ’ ee Ra ase ‘ i * , x ~ " . : : . & rs VW obur™ . 4 ‘ ! jo ; “er 1 alerts”? ‘3 4 eer Mot te Pe : _ .s : 5 fe + o- Sees er, ait ob — Sy Se aka TAS ARN eo ea | - | - bal a - =~ Pe ~ “a £ re a) a ‘oh