Beadle's Dime Novels No. 208: The Ocean Outlaw — page 30: what you’re looking at

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— 25“ THE OCEAN OUTLAW. It may, pernaps, be well to state the relationship that existed between Ralph Gray and Stephen Granger. The former, as the reader has probably already conjectured, was the commander of the much dreaded ‘‘Sea Vulture,” and the business of the latter was to hang about the prin- cipal ports to get information of any craft that went to sea with a valuable cargo, and then give notice to the other, who was always sure to cross the path of the un- fortunate merchantman. Granger had been trusted by his master, not only with the command of the little schooner, but with the keeping of a large portion of the spoils accumulated. Unfortu- vately, however, in addition to the rest of his failings, the passion for wealth stood predominant. Consequently, he had, from time to time, (unobserved, as he thought, ) taken Jarge amounts, and buried them on the island, as has been described, intending, as soon as he had a sufficient sum, to break with his friends, and with his ill-gotten gains seek some place, remote as possible from the scenes of his early life, and spend his days in the enjoyment of every plea- sure that money could purchase. - But at length, suspicion began to be entertained against him by his master, who, to test the matter, sent out with him Rollins, a man whom he could trust, to see what was going on. The result was the discovery already men- tioned. But Ralph Gray, who was loth to lose one of his bravest men, thought if he confined him awhile, he would be glad to return to his duty, and be ready to act in good faith afterwards, The quarters to which Granger was conducted’ was simply a rough chamber in the rock, overhanging the nar- row passage way leading to the buccaneer’s retreat, and was used by them as a stronghold in which to secrete their wealth. Though 8 natural cave, they had contrived to enlarge it somewhat, and constructed-a staircase that de- scended from the top; the opening to it could be closed at any time by placing. a large stone over it, that fitted so nicely, that it would not be likely to attract the aliention, * CONNIE OOKXS.COM)_ +.