Beadle's Dime Novels No. 298: The Hussar Captain — page 22: what you’re looking at

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el THE HUSSAR CAPTAIN. Z j “Yes,” answered the beautiful maiden, while a blush stole | over her face. “We is a noble fellow, and I know will serve you, if in his power.” ‘ “He is a noble fellow, and he did serve me, Lucille.” ‘ Did serve you, and how ? quick, teil me, if there is are for my poor father !” “ There 7 hope. ~ Sit here while I tell you all ;” and seat- ing herself. upon the lounge, Salome Tarleton motioned her companion to her side, but Lucille thtew herself carelessly upon a stool near by, and leaning her arms upon the divan eagerly looked up into her friend’s face, to read what hope rested thereon for the life of her fatber, who, several days before, had entered New York to visit the wife and daugh- ter so dear to him, but having been discovered, was seized and there lay a prisoner to the English, and under sentence of death as a SPY, caught within the jurisdiction of the Brit- ish forces. > ‘ / CHAPTER Y. “THE SKCRET OF THE PASS. IN anxious expectancy Lucille Vancourt awaited for her friend to speak, who after stepping to each door of the li- brary and firmly closing it, returned and said : “Yes, he did serve me, for I found from what I heard that your father would be condemned to death, as bis valua- ble services have rendered him most obnoxious to the British, and Lord Howe is delighted to have an opportunity of rid- ding himself of a dangerous enemy. “Then I wrote a note to Lord Lionel, who you know possessed wonderful influence with the English commander, aud begged him to at once come to see me, which he did.” af 4 “ Doubtless,” dryly said Lucille, while a faint smile, like an April shower, came over her face. . “ Yes, he came, you tease, and I told him to get mea _— COMIC OOOKS.COM