Beadle's Dime Novels No. 208: The Ocean Outlaw — page 58: what you’re looking at

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60 THE OCEAN OUTLAW. their acquaintance; and Granger, glass in hand, hed escended the main shrouds to pscertain, if possible, who their neighbor might be. A few mothents seemed to 8uatis’y his curiosity—for be hastily descended, and, walking aft to where Captain Brewster was standing, said,in a low voice: ““ We have a troublesome fellow out. yonder. captain! that craftis no other than the Sea Vulture. which y Lave prebably beard of before; and I believe a yor your stamp don't like to fall in- with her very well.” - ** What on earth is to be done. Mr. Granger, unless we can show them a clean pair of heels? Weare done for.” * That's a fact, captain! and you can rest easy about rnn- ring away from that fellow; the crait don't float taat can do ah “Then I shall luse my vessel, my two thousand dollars, and as iike as not my life. I wish you had been in Davy Jones’ locker before I ever see ye.” ~ © Don’t work yourself into a passion, captain, for T think we can get out of the scrape yet. I am well acquainted o2 this cruising ground. and know every pessage perfectly. Now, you see that chaniel between those two little islauds ahead. “Well. if you can reach that be‘ore they overhaul us, we can go tnrough ; and he can't follow us, for be draws full three feet more water than we do; and before he 2an ture and stand round on the other side to stop us, we shall get so much the start. that we can reach Havaua before he can get within gun-shot ; but it will be a neck or nothing race; for at the rate be is go’ng now. we shal! have to pacs ‘within range of his guns. However it’s our ovly alterna- jtive; lets be at it. I will take the wheel mysel®.’ Every inch of canvas that the brig’s yards could spread wes now hoisted to the wind. The voyagers had the sat‘s- faction cf secing their speed increase materially. though it was evident that the Vulture was gaicing upoa them band over hand. “IT wish you would take the wheel; I want to step below ‘@ minute," said Granger to one of the men. conmicldoolkks.conn