Beadle's Dime Novels No. 87: On the Deep — page 80: what you’re looking at

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82 /-ON THR DEEP ‘her home in New York, froma ‘visit’ to cousins, daughters of the American Consul at Honolulu. The kind sympathy, and ‘frank but gentle manners of this young lady, won the, heart of our heroine at once. Before an hour had passed, each felt as though she had’ known the other for years. . CHAPTER: 1X. BLESS. ME, I THOUGHT HE “WAS A SAVAGE | . Arter Block had concluded his story, quarters were select- ed for him in tbe steerage with the midshipmen, while his men were sent forward to mingle with the foremast hands. The islander had been carried to the cockpit; and a suipegn was now dressing his wound.. ‘Meanwhile, all sail having been oieaphidueh tha ‘ehip was bowling along at the rate of nine knots in chase: of: the schooner. The character of this vessel was known to. the captain of the pursuing craft almost at the moment when he first sighted her. From the skipper of a merchantman which arrived in the port of Honolulu previous to: the departure of the sloop+of-war, he had obtained a good description of the pirate, by which his informant’s aise: had been chased during its passage. “ Dear me!” cried the professor of Mnesionn as ‘se peered over the tall bulwarks at the nagnene craft, * be think we are gaining on her, and—” : He was interrupted by the edaidhertng ideas of one of the ship’s long “ eighteen’s,” and the next moment he saw the schooner’s mainmast go by the board. , “ A good shot,” remarked the captain, as he sprung upon a carronade slide, and leveled his night-glass at the dismasted vessel, “that'll bring her to if her commander has. common sense.” “ Ay, ay, sir,” responded the first Heutenant, “he can’t hope to escape us after that. He is luffing up now, I think.” “You are right. But, while some of his crew are. clearing commiclbooks.conn