Beadle's Dime Novels No. 87: On the Deep — page 50: what you’re looking at

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52 ON THE DEEP. OHAPTER VI. LAND, HO! AND SOMETHING MORE. Te cutter had been kept steadily upon her course for four hours, when Block uttered an exclamation, and pointed di- rectly ahead. “ Ay, ay,” cried Capstan, “there it is—the land. Cheer up, my dear girl,” he added, turning to Grace, “ we'll soon be ashore. Don’t you see that headland looming up through the fog ?” She did see it, and tried to smile, though her heart beat heavily. She missed the cheery voice and manly form. of Loring ; she believed that he had perished—that he had sac- rificed his life for her sake. The cloud upon her spirit, she thought, would never pass away while she lived. “Soon the boat’s keel grated upon a sandy beach, and the men sprung ashore. Block, with great gallantry, helped the young girl out of the cutter. “Your troubles have imperceptibly diminished,” said he. “We are now on dry land, and it’s probable that we'll inscribe a sail before long.” “ Ay, ay!” cried Capstan, “this headland rising above us, is just the place fora good lookout. Cheer up, my dear girl !” “ Dear me, how delicious!” exclaimed the professor of lan- guages. “Here weareona lonely island! This¢s an adven- ture, indeed.” “Pull up the cutter, lads,” Sociale the skipper, “ and get it behind these two rocks alongside of us as soon as you Can. It'is best,” he added in a whisper’ to his mate, «“ to have it out of sight. I shouldn’t wonder if we saw that infarnal schooner when the fog clears. : “ Very likely,’ answered Block; “and for that same reason, we must direct our huts where they can’t be seen. While the men are getting out the contentments of the cutter, I'll just go and reconsider the island, to find a good spot for us.’ ‘ connicloooks.conm