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ALMOST CAUGHT. — 29 a ear = Pd ~ <4 ee a o~“. ie Te nu that the young man was taken unawares. In fact, the captuin’s sword must have passed through his body, but for the prompt action of Bend. _ * So you want some chin, too, do ye?” exclaimed the Cape Cod man, and drove the pointed member straight into Wat- Sag eye. Ss ‘The captain staggered, and as he did so, was knocked sense- Pess bya blow from Bend’s fist. = Quick as a wild-cat, thé sailor then descended the balcony pillar to the ground, where he was joined by Wand. _ Excuse me, sir,” said the Cape Cod man, saluting his com- mander, “ for going first; but the fact is, do you see, I was _ afraid you would stop to tell me to go before you, in which ease I should sartinly have insisted on your goin’, and then ‘we'd have lost time.” | “It’s all right, Bend ; no exenses ; you've done well.” “Which was all owin’ to the chin, sir,” said Bend, as the in darted off toward the spot where they had left the boat. ee apg that the men in charge of it might have been at- “4 , Wand approached the spot cautiously. Le found the mer rand the boat in their places. _» Watson had probably wished to delay the attack in this — quarte: until he should eave succeeded in capturing the cap- “a Give way !” cried Wand, as he sprung into the boat. phe occupants were soon aboard the schooner, which a nt later went bowling seaward. ves Tt is all over)’ muttered the young captain, as he de- “see lL into the cabin and bowed hig face upon his hunds. 2 e “What L feared hos happened, and she will probably be persu: to marry Watson.” ~ Oceasionally, ia great agitation, he would rise and pace the — cabin, hurriedly. = aoe aes he muttered, “I may no longer hope to win Mary “Olure, She, herself, even if she had no father to _ persuade , Would not probably marry a smuggler.” He went on deck, and there continued pacing to and fro, All that night and the next day the schooner was headed 1-weat. In the afternoon a sai! was sighted ablead, - a ~~ —— — - - —_ a Ts r ~* * el mn a ms a - _—_ . . ae 4 3 r a -_ — am oft ai. oe fs F es _ Now, however, up he sprung, dashing at Wand 80 suddenly ; a . comicbooks. com