Beadle's Dime Novels No. 208: The Ocean Outlaw — page 52: what you’re looking at

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B4 THE OCEAN OUTLAW. days, that makes it dangerous for a man to pluy that game. But now for the goli! Let go the mud-hovok, hoist out a boat, and we will be after it. This was quickly done, the two villains entered the boat, and in a very short time both were standing on the beach. _ Stephen Granger had no idea of letting his companion know the exact spot where his hoard was concealed—for he was not ready to remove the whole—and had no very high opinion of Brewster's good faith; so, as on a former occasion, he declined the company of the worthy captain, and pointedly requested him to keep watch in the boat, while he went to remove the deposit. This the other did not like to do; but he had learned enough of his employ- er’s character to convince him that he was not the man with whom it was wise to trifle. So he qiietly remaine|, aud Granger passed over the little sand-hill, aud was soon out of sight. Fifteen minutes had hardly élapsed when Granger re- turned, bringing with him the identical bag that he had placed there but a short time before. This he opened, and displayed to the greedy eyes of Drewster the guld he so much coveted. Brewster extended his hand to grasp the prog, but was promptly foiled by the other, who remarked, with the ut- mst coolness, as he cuuniugly slipped the bag into his pucket: | { “I guess I will take charge of this matter for the present; it will be time enough for you to claim your pay when your work is done. I should not like to trust you with it before.” ‘* And what reason have I to believe that you will pay me then, Mr. Granger? It seems to me as though I have as guod a rig'it to suspect your fair dealing as you haye to distrust mine. I only want things done fair; 80, if you will pay half down I will trust to your honor for the other half.” ‘‘I do not pretend to have any honor, Captain Brews- ter! But you will not get a dollar of your pay until tue cCommclbooks.com)