Beadle's Dime Novels No. 208: The Ocean Outlaw — page 17: what you’re looking at

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, THE OCEAN OUTLAW. te had inferred he was high in favor, and had resclved that the present opportunity should not pass, and Jeave him in lenoranee of his real standing in the estimation of Miss Gray. For reasons that will appear hereafter, he was aux- ions to carry out Ms plans before Cantain Gray returned, notwithstanding the good terms on which he professed to be with him. And though Ethel was in anything but an ngrecenble mood, he liad no idea of being frightened at what might prove in the end nothing but a woman's whim. **Allow me, Miss Gray,,” he said, in a grave voice, “to inqnire if anything has happened to induce you to change your opinion in regard to myself? for I had en- tertained the idea, though perhaps without canse, that TI was, at Zeast, looked upon by you in the light of a - friend!” “Mr. Granger!” answered Ethel, with that quict dig- nity so characteristic cf herself, “I will answer your questions frankly. I admit that, until to-day, I have looked upon you as a—a friend; but circumstances, that you will not be at a loss to divine, if my suspicions are cerrect, have convinced me that I have been deceived— and in a manner that will admit of no palliation. When my father returns. I shall be happy to learn that the story you lave just told me is ¢rue; but I fear that an opposite eouclusion will be the result of an interview with him. And now, if you please, we will return; I do noi care to visit my friends to-day.” | Granger bit his lip, and in spite of his efforts to appear calm, a fierce light shot from his eyes, that did not escape the notice of Ethel; bit he almost immediately mastcred lis feelings, and answered in a very subdued voice: “*I know not what circumstances have induced you to form a judgement so harsh and unjust; but a conscious- ness of innocence makes me confident that, at some future time, you will be convinced that I have acted in every re- spect like an honorable man.” - “TT ever learn that Mr. Granger has been judged with comic books.com| »