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90 THE YANKEE CHAMPION. stood watch, so that her watch at night could only consist of eight or nine men. ‘Are you going into the bay?’’ asked the captain of the store-brig, as the two vessels had become pretty well separated. ‘“No, I shall drop off to the southward in the morning.’’ “Then we shall have a safe protection through the night, with a frigate ahead, and a DrigcOF war astern. ’’ | “Yes, very.”’ “Of course,’’ chuckled Jake Maynard. By the time the privateer had fairly fallen into the Englishman’s wake it was dark, and in order to keep astern, Walter found it necessary to hoist the fore staysail and clew up his heavy foresail. The wind had lulled some since the sun went down, but yet it blew a good five-knot breeze, though they were not now making more than three. It was nearly half-past seven, and the frigate could only be distinguished through the gloom by the light she carried at her peak. Her hull, and even her tall spars were visible. The transport could only be seen indistinctly as a dark mass against the fleecy horizon. ‘“‘Get your cutlasses, all the starboard watch, and stand by to board that brig. Be sure and let no man take a pistol, for I would not have one fired for a thousand guineas. I want the captains of the fore- castle, and of the tops, a quarter-gunner and a boat- Swain’s mate.”? _ Five men stepped eagerly forward. ““You,’’ said the captain, as he ran his eyes over the stout fellows, ‘‘are to carefully guard the compan- ionways of the Englishman. The moment you board comicbooks.co