Beadle's Dime Novels No. 298: The Hussar Captain — page 32: what you’re looking at

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80 THE HUSSAR CAPTAIN. and in a few words Salome made her nother acquainted with the visit of Glen and his departure. | “God grant evil has not befallen my poor boy ; but let us hope for the best; and now, girls, come into breakfast, and ‘?cheer up, for the servants must not suspect any thing ;” and Mrs, Tarleton Jed the way into the breakfast-room. Ere the meal was concluded, the butler entered with a card and laid it before Salome. “Ask him to come in here, Cesar; mother, it is Leid Lionel.” The next instant Ceesar ushered into the room a man of striking appearance, : “Over six feet in hight, he was yet so graccfully formed as not to show the inclres he towereg@ above ordinary men, while his carriage wus dignified, erect and most graceful, as he ad- vanced toward the table, politely bowing to the ladies present, If his figure was noticeable for its size and elegance, his face Was even more so, for it held wonderful faseinations, combining the beauty of a woman with the courage and boldly-outlined expressions of a man. The hair was brown and waving, the mustache a like shade, and worn long, yet not concealing the pearl-like teeth and look of manly decision and character, resting upon the shapely mouth. The complexion, bronzed by exposure in sunny climes, it might be, was as delicately tinted as was Salome’s, while the eyes shaded by lashes a woman would have envied, possessed an irresistible charm’ a gentleness and fearlessness commin- gled, a look of Jangnor and a flish of: fire, all blending to- gether and controlled by the emotions within, Such was Lord Lionel Livingstone, who was voted a no- ble, splendid fellow by gentlemen, and a magnificent man. by women, for he was popular, strange to say, with both | SeXes, The deseentutit of one of England's noblest and ‘oldest families, possessed of almost inevduted ‘riches, and the hero of a strange tale of romance that involved his earlier years in mystery, Lord Lionel was the lion, the pet, the toast of New York society with both, Americans and English, and his> influence at head-quarters .was known to be great, for Lord conniclooolks.comn