The Blockade Runner — page 169: what you’re looking at

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1" THE BLOCKADE RUNNER. water for her sake. You may go, Bentham. I will put you ashore before morning. You will report to the admiral as soon as you can.” The Avenger fell in at daybreak the next day with a vessel bound for New York, and the men saved after the explosion of the blockade runner were transferred to her decks, and the two vessels parted company. Grabam regretted that he was not able to turn Ralph Powell over as a prisoner, for a possibility of his escape still remained. Once in the hands of the government, he would never resume his daring operations on tie high seas. Having got rid of her prisoners, the Avenger headed for Nasenn with the intention of approaching near enough to allow Bentham a chance to enter-it. Graham had hoped that sober second thought would break the gunner’s resolution ; but it seemed only to - strengthen it. Norah, unprotected, was in Nassau. Dick Powers, the privateer, was there too. Was not this enough to demand his presence there ? Bentham had also obtained permission for Jupe to go with him. The two had seemingly united their fortunes, for Jupe was with Bentham when he served the guns of the Cumberland in her hopeless battle with the Mer- rimac, and ever since he had kept close to the loyal ounner’s side. | It was early in the. morning when the Avenger came to a short distance from Nassau, whose lights could be seen without the aid of a glass. A boat was noiselessly lowered over the ship’s side, Comichbooks.co