Clif's Hour of Peril; or, On Board the Admiral's Flagship — page 6: what you’re looking at

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TRUE BLUE. Clif noticed, what he had not noticed before, that there was a gash across the woiman’s forehead. ‘And what then ?’’ he demanded. An’ dat’s all. a chance all day to run away.”’’ “T ran. I been watchin’ “But what of your mistress ?’’ ‘*T dunno, sah. she must be near dead.’’ minute Clif stood with room dar; For about a knitted brow and clinched fists, gazing into space. His negress sudden calmness surprised the not a little, for but a few mo- ments before he had been pacing wildly up and down, almost frantic with rage at the story she told him. But now he was quiet again; and the negress was puzzled. When he spoke, however, his voice was hard, and there was a light in his eyes which was ugly. ‘* After the way Don Celayo has acted I suppose “Tisten!’’ he said abruptly. you do not love him much——”’’ The woman looked such a picture of hatred that the fcadet knew there was no need of his saying any more. ‘‘Vou will not betray me to him,’’ he said. ‘‘Very well. Now listen.”’ **Go on, sah.’” ‘T want you todo just exactly as I say. I shall trust to you now.’’ **T’]11 do so!’’ protested the woman, earnestly. ‘* ’Deed I——”’ ‘‘Ves,’’ said Clif, ‘SI know. ‘the first place, how far is Rio Guayra Now, in ’ from here ?’’ ‘¢ )Bout half a mile.’’ She’s locked up in dat “Tust right! Now you go. back there »? The woman’s face showed signs of the deepest terror. | ‘“No, no!’ she cried, ‘SJ-——”’ “Tisten,’? said Clif, you just let me attend to this. back to the town and you go see Lieuten- ‘Now You go sternly. ant Celayo——”’ ‘“‘Oh, massa, he’ll kill me!’ he’ll thank you. Tell >? ‘“No, he won’t; him that you’ve just seen me here—— ‘We-what!? : “That you’ve seen me here and that I shot at you. And you lead him down the beach to this place. Now do you under- stand ?” From the look of blank consternation on the woman’s face it was plain that she did. She seemed fora moment to think Clif was iad. “FHe—he’ll kill you!”’ “T think not,’’ was the cadet’s glum response. ‘‘T'wocan play at that game. Now reimnember, you are to bring him straight down the beach and to this very spot. I’ll leave my cap here, so he’ll know you’ve not been lying.”’ ‘*But anlazed woman. ‘*T?]] be near,’’ leave that to me. whar’ll you be??? cried the ‘Vou And now go, and do Clif answered. just as I’ve told you.”’ And the woman, though still terrified and puzzled, yielded to Clif’s stronger nature. She staggered to her feet and set out hesitatingly in the direction of Rio Guayra. - And Clif sat down to examine his re- volvers. HEAR THE CAT IN No. 133. ie - ja os Pate, op “ef git - = - ¢€ . A r * ae ae : Woe ~ 4 ‘ae , - “Ke ef 2s os ws Sai Bian. ons, res ES A : + bh + , + - * . ors fo ° ~ he: _ ee a — “. - eye eee ae ig alla a Pras a “ P a _ ss - ys, v- eee ed eoimicbooke com