Beadle's Dime Novels No. 298: The Hussar Captain — page 34: what you’re looking at

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88 THE HUSSAR CAPTAIN. fast ?” said Lord Howe, a fine-looking man, with a military bearing, and clad in the uniform of a commander of the English army. : “Yes, my lord, thanks; but do not Jet me disturb you.” ‘Oh, no, I have finished—-Lord Livingstone, this is our uty from over the sea, General Knyphausen,” and General Howe presented the young nobleman to a man standing at he window, dressed in the uniform of a Hessian officer and with his breast blazing with decorations, “T ish very glad to meet you, my Lord Livingstone,” said General Knypbausen, with a decided German accent, turning upon the Englishman as he spoke a more decided German cast of countenance. “Be seated, my lord. Geveral Knyphausen, this gentleman is one of my pets.” “He ish a pig bet, Lord Howe,” said the Hessian with a smile, gazing upon the manly form before him, “Yes! but now we will continue the discussion your en- trance interrupted, Lord Lionel.” “Shall I withdraw, General 2?” 4 “Oh, no, by no means, for I wish your young, and justly — poised head to give me some advice regarding a certain mat- ter.” “ Command me, Lord Howe.” “ Well, I received a letter this morning from some un- known source informing me that an attempt would be soon made to rescue from prison the rebel spy, Colonel Van- court—” . “ You believe him a spy then, my lord ?” “ Assuredly. As such he is condemned to die.” “ Yet lhe came into the lines to see Lis wife and child.” “ Ostensibly, yes, Lord Lionel ; -but I believe under a cover of affection for family was a lone of country, and be must die.” “ His wife is loyal, and—” “And his daughter is an arch little rebel. Ah, the trou- ple these beautiful American women do give us! I declare I wish every officer and man of my army was married, and had a dozen children,” returned Lord Howe, half in good humor, half- impatiently ; but, after a moment he continued: ns \ GComicbooksscom ¢