Beadle's Dime Novels No. 208: The Ocean Outlaw — page 76: what you’re looking at

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78 THE OCEAN OUTLAW. -* Tt is no use, Mr. Mulgrave. I would be glad to do as you wish, but those who break the laws must learn -that there is a penalty affixed to them. If all offenders were spared on their friends’ account, what would be the state of things in a little time? I am sorry fur you, sir, but I know my duty and must do it. Good morning.” “Stop! stop! I wish to speak a word with you,” exclaimed Reginald, as the man turned to leave the room. But he, not wishing to continue the conference, hurried out of the house, and walked rapidly to the bank. A few hours after, Ralph Mulgrave was lodged in prison awaiting his trial. The officers of justice found him at the card table, where he had already staked and lost the greater part of the money obtained by the forged order. It would be useless to detail the particulars of the trial. Suffice it to say, that he was tried, found guilty, and con- demned to die. Reginald made every effort in his power to save him ; but no pardon could be obtained. The known reckless character that Ralph had sustained for many years went against him, and now the respectabi- lity of his connection counted nothing. His fate was fixed, and his brother gave up in despair. . But his career was not to close here. By some means that was never known, he managed to make his escape from prisongefled from England; and from that time nothing wa rd of him, or any clue of his whereabouts ‘until he was seen and recognized by his nepliew, @ brig Sea Bird. ~Kuown of his adventures, after he escaped til he purchased the place called by him Glen's was learned from a letter written by himsel!, and ssed to Ethel, in which he gave a brief account of ; wanderings, but did not mention the means he had peployed in escaping from prison, It appeared from his statement that he believed, when first arrested, that if his brother had acknowledged the - | comicbooks: com) ’