Beadle's Dime Novels No. 94: The Mad Skipper — page 27: what you’re looking at

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THE STOWAWAYS. $9 80 I haven’t any doubt it was them that was seen by this chap.” “Ay, ay, that clears up the matter,” cried Wythe; “so away you go,” he added,.turning “to the vigilante. “ You perceive there was a mistake made.” “No, no, it was’ not an islander—me quite sure of that, though the hold was a little dark, and—” = N onsense !” shouted the skipper, impatiently. “ You are a stupid blunderer! Do you suppose 41 shall allow you to carry off two of my own mien?” “But, sehor—” 5 “Not ‘another word! Time enough has been l<st already. Your deserters are not in the ship.” “You mistake, sefior, the—” “Blast your eyes!” thundered the skipper, stamping furi- ously upon the deck,.“I tell you I have no time to bandy useless words with you. There are no deserters in the craft. * Away with them into the boat !” he added, turning to his crew. This command was promptly obeyed. The vigilantes were Seized and bundled unceremoniously into their boat. The Warp was then cnt, and the ship’s main-yard braced forward, much to the satisfaction of old Ben Williams, who grinned with delight as he saw the boat dropping astern. A few minutes after, however, Amoki emerged from the fore-hold, and hastening to the quarter-deck, related to the Captain his discovery of the two deserters. “You must be mistaken.” “No; tell you me speak to’em; one American and one Portuguese.” The skipper hastened to the hatchway and summoned the two men on deck. “ What ship did you belong to?” he inquired. “The whaler Marmion, of New Bedford,” answered Frank, “which sailed a few days ago.” The captain glanced over the rail at the vigilantes’ boat, Which was now full fifty fathoms distant, careering swiftly toward the landing-place. _ “Shall we signal boat, and wait for him to come aboard ?” inquired the mata conniclbooks.com -