Beadle's Dime Novels No. 208: The Ocean Outlaw — page 29: what you’re looking at

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wv THE OCEAN OUTLAW. a i. Ba ** Business is getting dull.” **I think you manage to make it profitable, Captain.” ‘* What do you mean by that ?” ‘Simply this. That you appropriate the greater part of the spoils to your own use. I wondered what became of all the money far a long time; now I know that it fins place on a small island, where you have, in all probability, n pretty good bank started. I have trusted you, Mr. Granger, with Jarge amounts of money, thinking you wonld act in good faith with the band; but you have de- ceived me, sir. So, for the present, I shall give the com- mand of your schooner'to some one who has proved more worthy of my confidence, and give you a berth in the cxve, where I do not think you will get into mischief. And when you think you can beliave yourself, you can come ont, and not before.” “Ralph Gray. I give you fair warning, that if you carry your threat into execution, you will regret it to the day of your death. Iam not to be triflel with by any means; and I should think one as well acquainted with me as you are, would be aware of that fact. What goo would it do to put me in the cave? I should get out, and then yeu probably know what the consequences would be.” : Do you think Iam to be turned aside by such idle words as these, Mr. Granger? I know very well that if you get away, you would be bad enough to betray us. So I shall see to it you do not.” - “Truly, it would be a sin of the most unpardonable kind to betray a band of pirates, who have committed crimes enough to hang them twice over.” “It is useless to bandy-words with you, sir, The fact is, you are a disgrace to the name of pirate, or anything else, I think, take it all around, youn are the worst clm-. racter Lever met with. Beara hand, boys; take Cuptain Granger, nnd give him a berth in the cave; and sce to it, Mr. Rollins, that you shut the door when you come away, for be thiuks to cut our acquaintance at the first opporta- - is “a . O “ Se sti is cComicbooks:com