The Blue Clipper — page 46: what you’re looking at

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—— ee re ee RS Sa eS ae alongside. The schooner now was lying concealed in a bay behind the conical shaped rocks among which was the smug- glers’ rendezvous. Soon the boat was pulled to the base of the peak, in the very bosom of which was Malo’s retreat. To the latter the young girl was finally led, her descent being accomplished by means of a rope-ladder. * “Come with me,” said Nettie, taking the fair prisoner's arm, and leading her to a small, neatly-furnished apartment at one side of the passage-way, leading to the main room, “and I will show you my other prisoners. So saying she mounted a chair, and lifting a rough sea-pic- ture hanging upon the wall, disclosed an opening, through which gushed a stream of lurid light. ‘A feeling of curiosity for which she could hardly account, tempted Mary to look through the aperture, when she belield a sight that thrilled her with pity; two wasted forms, lying upon a bed of coarse straw. As she still gazed, the eyes of ‘one of these men were uplifted, when, in the lineaments of the face she recognized Henry Wand. He knew her, too, for the light of the lamp shed a bright glare upon all objects. A wild cry escaped him; he sprang up like a shot, his land clutching one of the bars, his burn- ing eyes glaring upon her. “ Mary,” he gasped, “ what are you doing here ?” ‘ “ Back !” gritted Nettie, through her teeth, her eyes glaring Jike a tiger’s upon the girl. “So you know him!” And she pushed the young lady so violently off the chats, that she came near spraining her ankle. “Yes. Ob, Henry! Henry!” “ Hamph ! so that’s the reason,” cried Nettie, jumping down and confronting her, “ that’s the reason, is it, that he was so sad and thoughtful like? Now, then,” she added, aside, “I ‘am more than ever determined to win him.” The truth was, the handsome person, coupled with the dauntless bravery of Wand, bad made a strong impression | upon Nettie. She had vainly endeavored to persuade her father to give the prisoners better fare, and allow them the range of eo apartment. CONMIGO Ss oan - ai