Beadle's Dime Novels No. 298: The Hussar Captain — page 68: what you’re looking at

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72 THE HUSSAR CAPTAIN. they get in his vicinity. Well, I will take Lieutenant Loyd, to this man’s house, and send at once for Captain Tarleton, to whom I will show my pass from. Washington, ande pre- tending to be fooling you, my lord, will tell him I will enter into an agreement with him to take one of your distinguished Generals prisoners, ‘Be more explicit, Hermit, for I confess I do not fully un- derstand your meaning.” “ Listen, my lord, and I will explain. I will tell him that I will make known to you that a prominent rebel officer is willing to turn traitor fora large pecuniary consideration, and will meet any officer of like rank with himself—one whom your lordship will designate—at this smuggler’s den, to-mor- row night at nine o’clock, and then. I will tell Captain Tarle ton that e must be there with half a dozen of his Hussars to take prisoner the English General.” “Go on, Hermit,” said Lord Howe, deeply interested and with excited face. “Then, your lordship, you can send some captain or any officer you please, for it is not for me to dictate whom you send, and he can take with him a dozen or more good soldiers, who can follow him to the smuggler’s den, and when he isin consultation with Captain Tarleton, his men can surround the house and take the Hussar Captain prisoner.” “ Hermit, you.are worth your weight in gold ; let me see, whom will I send? “As it is a boating expedition, it, should be a naval officer, und yet I do not know from what ship to detail the men, as the fleet in the harbor may move at any moment, and hence need all ber seumen,” said Lord Howe, thoughtfully,” “There is the Verror—” “Tial have you heard what that cursed schooner did last nix lil ? “ Why, as I live, she boldly boarded the Terror; the Hus- sar Captain, drenevd us a lieutenant in the British thar, dar- ingly sought an interview with her commander, and telling him a cock-and-bull.story about being sent from me, got from him the loan of heavy guns sufficient to equip his vessel, after which he departed, as he said, by my orders, on a cruise about Amboy.” COnmicloookxs.com +