Beadle's Dime Novels No. 208: The Ocean Outlaw — page 66: what you’re looking at

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68 3 THE OCEAN OUTLAW. Gray looked at the sneaker stupidly for some minutes, and then answered in the usual! manner. Ahoy! What brig is that, pray ?” “1 do not know.” « Well, who is the commander—do you ukaow that ?” “TYo one.” ‘*The man mrst be a fool, or else he’s crazy.” seid Mv'- grave to one of the men, * but pull away, boys, and we wall gv aboard and see what is to pay with him.” Ina few minutes the boat had reached the disabled craft, and the men climbed to the deck. Gray was still seated on the bulwark but did not appear to notice them. or be aware of their presence, in fact, till Mulgrave approached him aud laid his band on his shoulder. He then turned quickly aroun and vo sooner did the lieutenant see his face than he start back,. as though he had scen a spirit from the other wor exclaiming: ‘Ralph Mulgrave is that you?” The sound of the name seemed to rouse Gray to con- sciousness. He started up, looked at the other a moment, and then answered ; “Yes, lam Rilph Mulgrave; bunt it is a long time sinco I was addressed by thas name, and still longer since I was worthy of it.” **But do you Know me?” continned Mulgrave, st-p- ping forward and fixing a scarching glance on the other's face. ‘I should have known you among a thonsand; you are my brother Reginald’s sou, and very closely resemble him, too,” “Well, sir, there is another question that I wish to ask you, and that is’— *““What [have done with yonr sister, I stpp x2?" sail Gray, for so we shall coutinue to call hiw, iaterrupting the other. Mulgrave nodded assent, and Gray continned: ** Your sister, sir, is on board this vessel, alive and nn- harmed; and stie is one that you or any other man will ' be proud to call sister.” conmicloolks.comnn