The Freemason's Daughter: A Novel — page 308: what you’re looking at

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THE FREEMASONS DAUGHTER. 303 “ Nor yet your famous Bow Street officer, Forrester,” observed the young cabin passenger, with a sneer. ‘Perhaps not. No doubt but he isin New York afore this, waiting for some one. We shall see.” The dissipated young man turned silently away. ‘‘ Howsumdever,” observed one of the sailors, “ it mayn’t be pleasant to be eaten by a shark ; but there’s one thing, it saves the expense and trouble of a funeral.” ‘‘ Expense!” groaned Ben,. who overheard the re- mark; “ Flin’s coffin cost a thousand pounds.” The young sailor was partially right, after all; for when the vessel, after a prosperous voyage, re&ched New York, one of the Forresters was there, with his warrant, as usual, backed by the States Marshal. In his usual quiet polite way, he came on deck, showed his authority to the captain, and arrested his cabin passenger on a charge of forgery to a large amount. | | ‘I thought so,” said the young sailor, as the wretched youth was led handcuffed to the boat. ‘“‘ It is strange, but nobody ever does know how them Forresters get over.” That same day Ben was landed in New York, a beggar. END OF VOL, I. COniiclooecl SS (SO mn