Beadle's Dime Novels No. 208: The Ocean Outlaw — page 79: what you’re looking at

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THE OCEAN OUTLAW. 81 -s CHAPTER XL When the Sga Bird: arrived at Havana, Reginald Mul- grave lost no time in obtaining suitable quarters for his sister, where she could remain until an opportunity offer- ed for returning to England; and Eihel, unwilling to leave her friends at Glen’s Cottage in ignorance of her fate, wrote to Silas Morton, and gave him a brief account of what had happened since she left him. Two months passed away, and nothing was heard from her old friend, and she began to think that her letter had never reached him. One evening, as she was sitting alone in her parlor, a fervant entered and informed her that there was an old man at the door who wished to speak with her, ** An old man,” said Ethel, standing up. ‘‘It must.be Silas Morton. Admit him, Anon, and then retire until you ere called for.” The girl departed, and in a few moments Ethel heard a well knownstep. The door opened, and the good old man stood before her. ‘*Ggi bless you!” he said, as he advaneed to meet tf her. ‘I began to think that I never should find you bs ‘again. I have searched this town from one end to the | other, and was just on the point of givin’ up wags I gota iglimpse of ye through the window.” “Then you got my letter,” said Ethel, interrupting him. ‘No, Miss, I never got any letter from you; but I got one from Captain Gray that explained all that had happened.” “A letter from Captait Gray? Why, Silas, you have Pro, ComiclOoks.Ccor)