Beadle's Dime Novels No. 298: The Hussar Captain — page 51: what you’re looking at

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~. DISARMED. biti id 55 drawn weapon, while, stepping back, Glen said, quietly, as he drew his sword: “If you really wish a litthe sword exercise, my dear col- onel, I am at your service.” F The two blades crossed with an angry clash, and in a second more a perfect circle of fire seemed revolving between the English and American officers, as they fought together, the orfe furiously and determined to take his adversary’s life, the other, with coolness and a desire to disarm his foe, for he acted only on the defensive. a | Both were superb swordsmen, and very nearly equally matched, although fighting wholly-on the defensive as was Glen, he gave his foe the advantage. | The noise of the combat brought all the schooner’s crew to look on, and perfectly.confident in their captain’s skill and courage, the Ranger Hussars stood gazing silently on, when a deep voice said, sternly : | “This is madness, Tarleton. Would you risk your valu- able life merely for a bout with this Englishman?” and Colonel Vancourt pushed his way through the crowd. “There is no risk, sir. See!’ and as Glen spoke he struck the sword of Colonel] Templeton fromy his grasp. Infuriated at being betrayed, and rendered more so by being disarmed, the Englishman quickly drew from his belt a pistol and leveled it at the head of Glen Tarleton, who, seeing the act, sprung forward, seized the weapon, ere it could be discharged, tore it from the’ yrasp of the colonel, and threw il into the sea, saying: “Do not cause: me to deal severely with you, sir, for I would respect your rank,” “Tt is true then, myself and men are betrayed ?’ “Tt is true that you and your men are my prisoners, col- . onel, and, to relieve your mind, I will at onee make known _ to you that this schooner was intended to be manned by a crew from the sloop-of-war, Vulture, and then was to carry Colonel Vancourt on board the Terror, whose dark outlines you see, miles below us there; but, capturing the bearer of the order to the captain of the Vulture, I acted upon it, lnanned the vessel with my own men, and having learned through a secret source that you avid your brave treopers ? connicloooks.com