Beadle's Dime Novels No. 208: The Ocean Outlaw — page 51: what you’re looking at

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{NE OCEAN OUTLAW. 5S no force to be used in the affair? I fancy the girl will be willing enough to take a cruise with me.” ‘Then you will use some rascally deception—for you told me no longer go than yesterday that the girl wasn't overfond of you—and if she ain't, all creation coulJn't make her marry ye.” “And pray, tell me, what makes you think I wante1 to marry her? I thonght I teld you that the only object I > had m carrying her off was to revenge myself on her father, who has given me reason enongh to hate him; and ate him I do, and will while he and I live in tue same worl |.” “TL know you toll .me all that, Mr. Granger, but did you think I was fool enough to believe it; young chips like you don't often clear out with pretty gals to clear off ol} scores again someboly. If you don’t mean to marry her, Fou are fixin’ up sume mischief, of ,tuat Iam cer- tain.” ‘And what if I am? Whose business is it, I would like to know? ‘At all events, whem I ask your opi- nien in regard to my affiirs, it will be time enough for you to give it; but there is no use in talking longer; you don't want to do the job, and there are plenty that do—so let the matter rest there,” Captain Br,wsier was not the man to Iet two thousand dollers siip throngh his fingers, just because the manner in which it was to be earned was dishonorable, unmanly and wrong. ‘So, after musing over the subject a moment, he replied: *¢ Well, I ‘spose I might as. oll lend you a hand, for if I don't, some one else would, anl get the cish; but I wart you to understand that I never will take a part in ano: her. affuir of this kind." ‘*Uuless some one offers you two thousand dollars for doing it—-whieh is net likely, Obl T understund you perfectly, Captain Brewster; you are a very honorable man; but still a litle money will make you do anything short of murder; and I guess’ you could be hired to do that, if it wasn't for an awkward law they have now-a- connicloooks. conn