The Blue Clipper — page 10: what you’re looking at

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Soe DF aed ae CLIPPER. — . Wilkins then bowed and departed, passing cine RES =% ing in the top of the peak by means of a long stiff rope ladder, Just as he gained the outside of the bay, the whole mass of 35 ‘rocks was lighted by a lurid gleam, a heavy, rambling sound ps was heard, and smoke and fire-flashes were seen to issue . one of the conical peaks. Wilkins now pulled several miles until he glided slongside a smal! sloop—a mere sail-boat in size. . . “ Well, scfior, did you see the voleano?” said the Spaithh 2 ri x captain of the little craft. “ Did you satisfy yourself that: its a there ?” “Ay, ay; but come, my good fellow, trim ecru and — away we go. This is not a safe place for any craft.” - _ * Right, sefior,” answered the captain. Pik As lie spoke, he trimmed, with the help of a lad with ere the little craft, which was s6on gliding northward. # Vag e od aaa CHAPTER IT. ~ Seg AN UNEXPECTED VISITOR. > A aaa . I. On the morning after the scene described, a revenue cutter— x the Roland by name, went bowling out of the harbor of V bok zi Cruz, with the stars and stripes at her mizzen. ‘ The cutter was a neat-looking craft, carrying several guns. «She had a spanking breeze, which filled her mainsail angel . her canvas forward, sending ber gallantly upon Oe CO was in the direction of New Orleans. Her captain, a young man of twenty-five, walked his aeaes*3 “with quick strides, apparently buried in deep thought. ‘a though rather sharp featured, he was not Untiandsonne, a his frame, strong and muscular, befokened strength. * seid 3) The cutter was about two leagues from land * when a ; Sad a he ‘sighted in the distance, proving to be a cutter like — arene already described. - Ghe was the United States revenue cutter the A * 83