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‘4 ~*~ , oe —_* Sie de aad ceremony at once. We can take oohas and go ther, nn mediately” ; SeP,y Sepa * At least wail until to-morrow,” said Mr. Clare, | o2 “Nay.” suid Mary, blushing like a rose, “I dure say. Rare ‘ has good reasous, and if— “Tell your reasons now, young man,” said reer merchant, | “and I will no longer refuse.” thay = “ Begging your pardon, sir, I can not do that, now.” pe 2 At that moment the door-bell again rung. Ilusty steps were soon heard coming up the staire,. another minute, Watson, accompanied by his lieutenant | } a midshipman, entered the apartment. ; Wand stepped back a couple of paces, eying the news . comers, keenly. z * You are my prisoner /” said the captain, advancing. — ; Wane drew a revolver. “ What means this?” cried Mr. Clare, while. Mary, wit shriek, rushed to her lever's side. 24% “It means that in the person of Harry Wand, you see ‘the 2: 2 aueiaie of the blue clipper !” replied Watson. =. - ea - CHAPTER IV. TE BLUE CLIPPER. Wen Wand lef Mary and her father, after his con tion with them on the piazza, he had repaired to the 1 on the other side of the ridge of lund, running parallel witl z the sea, There a small bout, containing six men, awaited him. The men were sturdy-looking fellows, attired in Gu m= sey frocks, with blue cloth eaps epen their heads. Roand their waists were belts, containing knives rather too long for the “innecent ” sheath- knives usually worn by sailors. In a ‘word, they were ‘evidently intended for other work than th . cutting of rigging and rope-yvarns, + “ Give way, lads,” cried Wand, springing lightly 0 th ‘stern-sheets ; * lively, my good fellowa” sti a - > s