Beadle's Dime Novels No. 298: The Hussar Captain — page 39: what you’re looking at

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THE PLOT THICKENS. 43 “ And now about that expedition in the schooner; do you know the orderly, by whom I sent the order, has not re-, turned ?” “ Strange, for the schooner lies anchored in the stream, with a naval crew on board, for I observed her as I crossed the river.” “Indeed! Then the fellow delivered his. letter and has since deserted, for nothing can be found out about him.” ‘‘ Perhaps he may be upon the schooner, my lord.” “No, Hermit; he has deserted, for I find he was a Yankee, and I liked not his looks ;. but in my haste to catch the Vul- ture ere she sailed, I was forced to send him. Yet, as he has delivered promptly the letter, and the lieutenant and crew are aboard the schooner, it is all right.” “Yes, my lord, an officer in full naval uniform was pacing her deck as I passed under her stern.” “Then allis right. Now I have reason to aie that an attempt will be made to-night to rescue that. daring rebel, Colonel Mercer Vancourt, and to guard against it, I wish you to go, after dark, to the guard-bouse, and get a file of men and proceed with them to the cottage where the prisoner is confined, take him out and carry him on board the schooner, which will immediately get under weigh and run down to the Narrows where the Terror is at anchor, and bid ber com- mander a Colonel Vancourt on board until further orders from me.” “T will do as you wish, my lord; but canI offer a sugges- tion ?” “ Certainly.” “ Would it not be as well to at the same time carry out the plan I had intended putting the schooner to ?” “How mean you?” “We can deliver the prisoner on board the Terror, and then, ‘passing through the Narrows, head across the lower bay for Amboy, and if we have a fair wind, arrive there under cover of the night and march inland to the residence of Col- Onel Loyd, whom i can at once inform of our coming, by send- ing a trusty messenger, so that he can have several of the rebel commanders present for us to seize.” ““The very thing! Hermit, you should be a commander,” comicloooke con 1