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MARY BEGINS TO PLAN. 49 “Now, what nonsense! You sent for me, and I have come.” “Yes. Isent for you because there was no other way of speaking to you alone.” ‘Quite right, my darling ; and what could be better than here alone? Mary, sweet, it will be dark directly.” “Sir, I sent for you here that I might beg of you to save my brother and poor Bart.” “Curse your brother and Bart!” said the captain, angrily. “Tt was not their fault that they did not kill me. They’re better out of our way.” “ Captain Armstrong—James—for our old love’s sake will you save them ?” “No,” he cried, savagely. ‘ Yes,” he added, catching Mary’s wrist; “not for our old love’s sake, but for our new love—the love that is to come. Mary, I love you; I always did love you, and now [I find I cannot live without you.” ‘Captain Armstrong !” ‘‘ James—your lover. Mary, you are everything te me. Don’t struggle. How can you be so foolish? There, yes, I will. Ill do everything. I'll refuse to appear against them if you wish me to. I'll get them set free; but you will not hold me off like this?” “You will save my brother?” Yes.” “ And his friend }” “Yes.” “Then I will always be grateful to you, and pray for your happiness.” « And be mine, Mary, my love, my own?” “You villain! you traitor!” hissed Mary, as, taking ad- vantage of a momentary forgetfulness, he clasped her in his arms and showered kisses on her lps, her cheeks, her hair. D EComicbooks