Beadle's Dime Novels No. 298: The Hussar Captain — page 30: what you’re looking at

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34 |THE HUSSAR CAPTAIN, “JT have two horses, sir, and will myself go with you to show you tke road, for it is a very dark night ; but I hope you have fair papers, for the young Hussar Captain is as quick as a hawk, pth has owl’s eyes for those who are not friendly to the cause.’ “You give mea good character, Mr. Wood; Iam Glen Tarleton.” “Indeed! Captain Tarleton, it gives me great pleasure to’ meet you, and as I now know you to be the Ranger Hussar, I will tell you that I established myself here only a few days since {6 open communication with you.” “Then it is lucky for both of us to meet thus; but now to business,” and in a few wonds Glen Tarleton made known to the woodman his intention of at once seeking the encampment of the Rangers for the purpose of returning with a number of his men and embarxing in the schooner. The horses were soon saddled, and leaving Rebel at the cabin to await their return, Glen and Tony mounted and rode rapidly away through the darkness toward the Ranger camp, distant some seven miles. | Sparing not thz spur, the horsemen pressed swiftly on, and in Jess than ax cour were hailed with: “ Wait. Who comes there?” “ Friends,” answered Glen. = Dismount, friends; advance and give the countersign,” was the reply of the sentinel. Rapidly dismounting, Glen walked forward, was recognized by the sentinel, and a few moments after, had entered his own tent, which was then occupied by his lieutenant, Morris Sa- ville, a daring, dashing Virginian, as bold a rider and hand- some an officer as there was in the Continental army. “Welcome back, Captain Tarleton. God grant you have been successful in the release of Colonel Vancourt !” said the lieutenant, as he sprung from his army bed and warinly grasped his commander’s hand. “ Not yet, Saville; but there is every hope of success; but come, I wish thirty men from the Rangers, those that are sea- men, and then a detachment tv go with them to DEAE their horses buck.” In a few mortients more, the Hussar Captain had selected | commicloooks.conn