Beadle's Dime Novels No. 298: The Hussar Captain — page 66: what you’re looking at

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70 THE HUSSAR CAPTAIN. a few minutes the Hermit made known to the maidens all that the reader already knows, regarding the daring rescue of Colonel Vancourt and the escape of the schooner, only he withheld his own part in the transaction, and caused them to believe that he was really a British sympathizer, but one who, for some reason unknown to them, was willing to faithfully serve Glen Tarleton. Having concluded his recital, he gave to Salome the small note left in his palm by Glen, when he left the schooner, and then, overshowered by their thanks, bade them farewell, and left the mansion, while the two young girls put on their wraps and hastened over to Mrs. Vaneourt’s home, where Mrs. Tarleton was passing the evening, and made them ac- quainted with the particulars they had learned, reserving, however, as the Hermit bud requested, the source of ‘their in- formation. Rapidly the Hermit wended his way from the mansion to- ward the pier, where his own boat lay in readiness, and quickly raising the sail, he cast ae and darted away over the wa- ters. With the same skill and nerve the reader has seen him dis- play upon a previous occasion, be passed through the raging waters of Hell-gate, and in a short while ran his boat into the same quiet basin, and in a moment more stood within the cave, which was filled with the fragrant flavor of boiling meats. “ Here massa, luftenant, just in time,” exclaimed Rebel, de lightedly, at the sight of the Hermit. “ Yes, just in time, and full hungry enough to do justice to a good meal, which I hope you have ready, Rebel.” “ Yes, massa, all ready.” “Good! Lieutenant Loyd, I.am glad to see you in my lonely quarters, sir, and trust Rebel has done.the honors,” “Indeed he-has, for I have greatly enjoyed some of your good brandy here, and was just sharpening my appetite for the tempting dinner: or supper, before me; I am glad you arrived in time,” said Henry Loyd, plensanitly: 3 The Hermit thensmade his guest acquainted with the fact that, though apparently serving Lord Howe, he was in reality in the service of General Wasbington, and corroborated his Cconnmicloooks.comn)