Octavia's Pride; or, The Missing Witness — page 145: what you’re looking at

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135 OCTAVIA'’S PRIDE. a lively movement, though; for in ten minutes it will be brightened up here.” ““ What a noise they make!” said Jane, uneasily. ‘“Mebbe they’ve found your empty boat. ‘Ten to one theyll believe you drowned. You're cold from the water, ain't you? Mebbe you wouldn't object to a drop of spirit, Just to keep off a chill.” “1 shall be well enough,” said Jane, ‘‘if only they will take me aboard that ship.” ** Never you fear for that, ma’am. on Captain Warner’s good heart.” Nothing more was said, and the kind boatman saved his breath to be used with his lusty exertions at the oar. He was right about the squall.. The clouds were scudding away, and the wind dropped down toa light air. One by one, in little patches of cleared sky, the stars looked out again. Jane looked back anxiously for every sign of Aaron Mor- ley’s boat, but they were on the other side of the ship now, and the boatman was aiming still farther out toward the sea. ; He only paused twice to wipe away the streaming per- spiration from his face, and once to rest his arms. «You are very kind,” said Jane, softly, and though he did not guess it, the tears began to drop silently down her cheeks. “The most I can do will be little enough for all that has been done for J immy and me.” “Ah, yes. It is the payment of ae Morley’s debt. It is all we can, any of us, do for him now.’ “There, ma’am, look off to the right. Don’t you see her poles raking against the sky? That’s the Royal Bess, and.it’s my opinion she won’t have to wait long for the right sort of a breeze.” Less than an hour afterward Jane West stood on the deck Tll-risk all Vve got KS comicboo com n