Beadle's Dime Novels No. 298: The Hussar Captain — page 19: what you’re looking at

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TWO REBELS. ~ : 23 coming manner around her naughiy head, erect with an air of —Yefinement and pride. - _ Both maidens were about the same age, not yet out of their teens, and most intimate friends, for from their infancy they had been together as playmates, school-girls and society belles. -. And both were strong, uncompromising rebels, glorying in the title that made those traitors who boldly resisted the tyr- anny of a cruel monarch. ' Salome Tarleton was the sister of the Hussar Captain, and the two children had lived. with their widowed mother in their —€legant New York mansion, for Judge Tarleton had left his | family great wealth, at his death, a few years before the open- lng of this story. It had been a happy home until the breaking ont of the war, and then the young patriot bad bid adieu to raother and sis- ter, and boldly cast his sword with the American arny. _. Handsome, brave to a fault, of a noble, generous nature, ang at all times a gentleman, Glen Tarleton was most popu- dar with all who knew him, and soon won his way by his gal- lantry up the tottering ladder of fame, to in the end equip, at his own expense, a gallant company of Ranger Hussars from _ tbe ) oung men of his acquaintance. With his command he had rendered invaluable services to Washington, who had, a short while before the Hussar Cap- lain is introduced to the reader, ordered him on duty upon the Jersey shore, and in the immediate vicipity of New York, Where he added to his fame by his daring expeditions night and day upon the British lines, for, having ewped a yacht un- til tne commencement of the war, Glen was also a good sea- Man, and had led several attacks by wated against the ouier suard-boats of the enemy’s fleet. ) _ Mrs. Tarleton and Salome heard with fend pride of the. hoble service rendered by the son and brother, and being Within the lines of the enemy, and their lordly mansion a fa- Vvorite resort for the English officers, they enjoyed, secietly, the mortification felt by Lord Howe and his officers at their luability to capture the Hussar Captain. Well did Lord Howe know how thoroughly loyal tothe _4.merican cause were the mother and sister of the daring Tanger captain, but he admired and respected the ladies, was ——_— ee ees Se ee B. conmicloooks.comn