Beadle's Dime Novels No. 87: On the Deep — page 28: what you’re looking at

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80 ON PHE DEEP. a volley of bullets whizzed about the heads of the cutter’s— crew. One of the missiles severed a lock of the young girl’s hair, and grazed her temple. _ Loring sprung from his thwart and stood behind her to shield her person with his own form. “ No, no, I will not permit that !” she cried, anxiously, “ sit down again, I implore you, or you will certainly get shot |” The second mate smiled. “JT beg your pardon,” said he, “ but, I shall disobey you this time. I don’t think you need be alarmed, however, those fellows are miserable marksmen ; besides which, the darkness is in our favor. I hardly think they will fire again. Ah!” he added, as a roaring, gurgling noise was heard astern, and the bark’s lantern suddenly seemed to dive out of sight in. the water. ‘There she goes, the noble Rainbow—she has made her last plunge !” Capstan sighed heavily, and clenched his fists. “ Blast it! but I'd like to have it in my power to sarve the schooner the same trick !” he cried, in a deep, but passion- “ate voice. “ Good!” cried Professor Quill, “ emariaittn good !” “How many men,” continued Capstan, addressing his mate, “should you say are in that foremost’ boat ?” , Block, who was seated in the stern-sheets of the launch, which was now dashing along within a few yards of the boat, replied without hesitation : “Ten; not a soul more. I contracted "em by the flash of their arms when they fired !” - “Your men in the launch have their cutlasses with ’em, have they not ?” ~ “Ay, ay, sir!” The professor, as though struck with a suspicion of what was passing through the captain’s mind, eagerly turned round, his green spectacles flashing in the light of ‘the boat-lantern, Some minutes elapsed before the skipper again spoke. He then ordered the launch alongside of the cuttér, Block obeyed ; and, motioning to Loring to follow him, the captain leaped into the boat. The second mate was soon by his side. “The captain then informed Block that he intended to make a dash at the pirates’ foremost boat. comiclbooks.com