Beadle's Dime Novels No. 208: The Ocean Outlaw — page 59: what you’re looking at

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THE OCEAN OUTLAW. Al The man complied, and the other disappeared down the companion-way, and Knocked at the door of Ethbel's state-room. [Ile was admitted, and, without preamble, began: . “IT have bad news for yon, Miss.Gray! We are chased by a pirete, and I think we shall ve overuauled.” Cthel sterted aud turned pale, but said nothing. and the villain went on: “It is high time that you ani I understood each other. In the first place, then.*I have deceived you; vour father is as we'l us ever he was. for what 1 know; and, furthermore, be is the commander of the very craft that is now pursuing vs; or in other words, Miss, he is the most notorious free- booter that sails these seas.”’ “And. Mr. Grarger,” exclaimed Ethel, indignantly, “do you expect me to believe this after you have confessed that the story of my father’s loess was a falschood—a base, wicked falseliood ?” ** Believe or not as you like, ma’am; it’s all the same to me; but probably in the course of an hour, Ralph Gray and his men will have possession of this vesscl ; however, that is nothing bere or there; my object in visiting you, 1s to ex- plain my motive for decoyivg you awayas! have. It was simply this: I wasin the employ of your father. and should have been now bad he pot, through some whim, taken away my vessel, and confined me as though I were a slave. OD An insult is something that I wil. not take fom any man; revenge is my disposition. I love it; and 1 will follow an enemy to the furthest end of creation to obtain it. Well, by thatact, Ralph Gray made me bis enemy ; ead, by way uf revenge. | betreyed him. The tloodhounds of the law gre already on his track ; escape is impossible. But tuis was pot enough; I cetermined to decoy you away. and jcave you in a place of secrecy, and tnen inform him of what [ kad done and have the pleasure of seei.g him cie on the gibbet, without ever knowing the fute of his only child. [ ‘never intended to harm you; my plan was, when your conmicldookks.con