Beadle's Dime Novels No. 298: The Hussar Captain — page 77: what you’re looking at

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ALL FOR LOVE. . 81 become an Rae fae American citizen soldier, , and lose your vast riches. “ Not so thoroughly as you suppose, Salome, for I have a considerable amount of property in America, so invested as to be cafe from the ravages and taxes of war; besides, for tiie tithe I care but litle, and gladly do I gi da it to become the possessor of a title far more precious to me.” “ And that is— ?” hesitatingly asked Salome, and although she knew well what he would say, pretending ignorance, “And that is the simple right of Ausband to one Salome Tarleton, @ rebel beauty, heiress and heroine, whom I love more than life and all the world beside.” Salome’s eyes drooped beneath the earnest gaze of her lover, but her heart was glad that she had won Lionel’s con- sent to accompany them in their perilous cscape, for well the maiden knew that their departure was attended with consid- erable danger and great risk. ; “The Hermit, I believe you said, was to conduet the. es- cape, Salome ?” inquiringly said the nobleman after a ‘Pause, “Yes, he will come for us and escort us to the river. ' Have you not faith in him ?” “ Perfect, and it is well for you to wholly trust him, for though he blinds Lord Howe and his Generals, and causes them to believe he is of great service to them, he certainly aids materially the cause of the colonists.” “Tam glad to hear you thus speak of the Hermit, for I felt just the shadow of a doubt regarding him, as was na- tural, when I knew the deep game he was playing; but yet I feel he has certainly aided Glen, and has the entire conti- dence of my brother.” “Truly has he; but now I must depart, but will join you to-night at the appointed hour, so au revoir, ma belle,” and so saying, Lord Lionel strode from the mansion. * s” connicloooks.com