Beadle's Dime Novels No. 298: The Hussar Captain — page 53: what you’re looking at

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SOMETHING FOR SOMETHING. 57 the old man to return and make known the circumstance, I will esteem it a lasting favor.” Glen was silent a moment and then said: “ Colonel Templeton, I have no desire to be disagreeable ; but you hold in your power, as a prisoner, a lieutenant of my command; he was captured in a skirmish some weeks since and his name is Henry Loyd.” “Yes, I know him; he is now confined in the Bat! tery.” “ Yes, sir, for had ae not been, ere this there would huve heen an attempt made to rescue him; but, colouel, give me word he shall be set free, and I will put the Hermit in one of the schooner’s boats and let him. return at once to New York, provided he will give his parole of honor not to betray this schooner to be other than she seems to other than Lord Howe.” “Captain Tarleton, | accept your conditions. Release the Hermit, let me speak with him, and I will give my pledge tliat Lord Howe will give your lieutenant in exchange for’ him.” : “Very well, colonel. Colonel YVancourt, will you allow | me to speak with you a moment ?” The patriot colonel stepped one side quickly, and Glen sald to bim : “ While I go below with this Englishman, call up the negro, Rebel, from the steerage and let him hide away in the schooner’s starboard cutter,*with sail and oars in it; he can stow himself out of sight beneath the sail; please see to this while I detain the colovel] below.” “JT will, Glen, and I wiJl send a word to Lueille by him,. for I see he is your friend.” “He is, trust him fully; now I have not time to say more. Colonel Templeton, we will now draw up those papers, sir,” and so saying Glen led the way into the cabin. Hardly had they disappeared when Rebel was called to the deck, and in an instant he had stretched himself out at full length in the boat, and the sail and mast laid upon him so as to conceal his form. The cutter wasthen lowered into the -water aud was towed alongside, until the reappearance.of the English officer and Glen upon the deck, accompanied by the Hermit of Hell-gate. commiclooolkks.conhn