Beadle's Dime Novels No. 208: The Ocean Outlaw — page 25: what you’re looking at

Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.

' c a . — Es < - . = Yet THE OCEAN OUTLAW. 27 rung on the evening air as though devils had broke loose from-the infernal regions, and were assembled for a jubilee. At the expiration of the time set by Granger to he called, Kendel knocked at his state-room door. He imme- diately awoke, and taking from his trunk a small canvas bag, went on deck. The night, or rather the morning, was now clear, and, for a few moments, he stood looking around, as though disappointed in not seeing something he was in seareh of, Suddenly, howeyer, his eye settled on a point anid the : waste of waters, that proved, on close inspection, to be a small island, Gf a few rocks, covered with sand, that drified like snow over them, were worthy of the name.) Insignificant as it was, however, it was an object of inter- ‘estto him. He gave orders to alter their course a little, and in a short time they had approached the land as near as it was safe to venture. - **Round to, and lower a boat,” was the brief command of Granger; ‘‘and Hite or four of the laziest of you get realy to go on shore.’ The order was obeyed promptly; the boat was manned, and stepping in, he pointed in the direction he wished to go, and they pulled off A short row brought them to a rocky inlet on the island, where Captain Granger, with some difficulty, succeeded in landing, and was about walking away, but stopping a moment, he said, in & man- ’ ner that convinced his men he was in carnest: “I wish you to remain here ; and if I see any one try-— - ing to dog me, he will get the contents of this pistol, so don’t forget.” ; : With this kind advice, he departed, and walking over a little hill, was out of sight, leaving his men not a liitle surprised at his strange proceeding. ‘‘Steve Granger is up to some mischief, that is certain, -< : e of the party, known as Bill Rollins, ‘‘and I'm bound to know what is in the wind—and I don't believe he will put a ball through me, neither.’’ So saying, he stepped out of the boat, and was soon so - + - ~~ To — a a : f - j wren ap ee eae pouulenookescon