The Blockade Runner — page 150: what you’re looking at

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THH BLOCKADE RUNNER. 151 “Well ?” The one word was accompanied by an eye challenge. ‘You touched forbidden ground, but the girl stwod it bravely. She’s more than a match for you, captain. You'll never win her !” ‘By heavens! I will!” was, the cam retort. “ { have never failed in a love affair, and I’ve had tore than one. If you say so, Powell, Pll go back, ancl re- peat my oath, sealing it with a kiss.” “ Not while she is my passenger?” exclarmed Powel:. “ You have said enough to her to-night—more than i think a gentleman would have said. This is my sly; captain, and Norah is my passenger. She’s Yankeo in sentiment, but she has a right to think as she pleases. I say you shan’t disturb her any more. Her stateroom is to be invaded no more twixt here and port.” Captain Powers stared into the speaker’s face re- vealed by the ship’s lantern that swung overhead. Powell was desperately in earnest. “ Ho—ho, Powell!” he laughed, almost boisterous- ly, “ Pve a motion to go back just to try you.” “You'd better not!” and Captain Powell’s band touched Powers’ arm. “There are some things you can’t do on board this ship. Iammasterhere. When you rouse me, you stir up a tiger !” That was the end of it. Powers did not: go back. (©) PI COmicbooks