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“ Beg your pardon, sir, but won't they be after us e ted his lieutenant. : : don’t think so!” ; ° . “y would suggest an excellent trick, sir; that we now k off a short distance, then stand along upon the course the fe r gate was pursuing, while in chase of us. Ter commander will not suspect this. He will naturally suppose that we are run: B ning from Lim on our present course.” 7 “There you are mistaken, sir!’ answered Wand. “E oth the frigate’s and the cutter’s captains will at once conclude that — Rt we attempted the very ruse you suggest, and will -stan¢ e- along fer some time in that direction. Therefore, to keep on as we are is the best plan.” nae As the wind was dead ahead, it was dark before ‘the schooner ran abreast of the ridge to the right of Clare’ s pale -f sion. For a couple of hours she lay off and. on, with good loc ok- I ouls pested, to make sure the coast was clear. 3 era Owing to the daikness, Wand did not see Watson's stealing into the harbor with all her lights concealed. | In a word, the latter, after explanations had ensued between — him and the frigute’s commander, had stood along for an ~~ as he suppo-ed, in the wake of the schooner. As bis ¥ needed repairing, after her Jate injuries, be then veered s and ran fer New Orleans. . Thinking, meavwhile, that t schooner might also be standing upon the same course, | the precaution to show no lantern as he ran into the 1 or. The moment the vessel’s anchor was dropprd, he lowe red boat, and pulled along the coast to sce if there was any si the fugitive. = He had vot gone far, when he beheld the outlines’ ot | vessel, looming through the gloom, and saw a boat leave ly and steai along in the direction of the landing | ae Clare's mansion. He had bis own boat directed beneath the shadow ofa hence he could, unobserved, see the other. aS vis hardly necessary to »dd that Wand was in the wat bast, on his way to visit Mary. His crew oer men, Tom Bend among the number. i mts : The Cupe Cod man pulled an excellent oar; ¢o ous ee ee ) comicbooks.com = . ra ; . = re Ge ee ed E _— = t+) Se a _« cig