The Yankee Champion — page 80: what you’re looking at

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THE YANKEE CHAMPION. 73 could see that the boat contained four or five men, and that they were pulling with all their might. “Fire into them,’”’ exclaimed Cummings. ‘‘God knows it’s some of that Tory gang.’’ “So do I know it,’’ said the captain. ‘Then let ’em have it.”’ ‘‘And wake up the sloop-of-war, eh? No, no, Cum- mings, that won’t do. Let them go.’’ Jack Maynard heard a low chuckle close bela him as the captain made this remark, and on turn- ing, he beheld Mason. His hand involuntarily moved toward the place where his pistol was con- cealed, and his teeth grated together. ‘“‘I begin to see through it,’’ muttered the old man to himself, as he turned toward the gangway. ‘“This scamp has come aboard here to cut up some shine so as to cripple us, an’ that boat's been off to. the Englishman to let him into the secret; but I’m blowed if they don’t get their fingers in it.’’ The little island was cleared, and the Yankee Champion had begun to make the offing, when the Englishman was discovered standing off upon the larboard tack about half a mile distant. The brig had yet over a mile to make before she could clear Newbury Bar, and of course Nixon had no hopes of doing it without being detected. If, however, there was a doubt in his mird, it was removed, for he could see, with the aid of his powerful glass, that the sloop was wearing, and he continued to watch her until she commenced standing .down toward him. | Meanwhile, Maynard had kept his eyes upon Mason. As soon as the Englishman had been dis- covered, the villain stealthily edged along toward the - brass gun, and in a few moments he began to finger ry NS ses 7 EomMmicbooks.co