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04 THE BLOCKADE RUNNER. making port. Well, Bob followed him down to the cabin where the skipper had concealed the fuse con necting with a torpedo in the hold, which was wore than I would have done, and forced him to give up his devilish design. There’s no use in talking, colonel, that nephew of yours has grit. He’ll do us great injury if his career is not speedily checked. The Yankees will recognize his worth and give him an importants command. We will hear of him again. I am sure of that.” Mowbray was silent for awhile. “T have been a fool, Gilmor—a consummate dolt !” he suddenly exclaimed. “ While I was paying for Bob’s naval education in France he was translating important works on gunnery for the North. He admitted as much—even. boasted of it—in my house last night. Still I never suspected him of treachery to the South. It is true that his father was an ardent supporter of the old government, and if he were living to-day he would command on the quarter-deck of a Yankee cruiser; but I thought the boy had forgotten those things under my care. I feel myself disgraced ina measure. Look here,” and Mowbray took from the desk at his right a paper which he held up to his visitor’s gaze. “ Here is Bob’s commission as second ofiicer of the privateer Swiftwing. I was going to present it to him this morning, but now I consign it to its proper place—the fire !”- As he finished, the maddened Mowbray wheeled his chair halfway round, and dexterously tossed the com. - mission upon the live coals glowing in the grate. It caught speedily and the two men watched it burn in silence. Comichbooks sco S|