Beadle's Dime Novels No. 94: The Mad Skipper — page 81: what you’re looking at

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MARRTING THE anir. &3 “Sartainly ; but I hope he won't insist to carry them big trunks of his with him; for before we could get them inte the boat, we'd be discovered. ¥ “I think I can persuade him to leave them.” * All right, lad. While you are a-preparin’ the passengers, I'll contrive to slip enough crackers and meat into the boat, with other things we'll need. The bow boat, remember.” “ Ay, ay ;” and rising, Frank sauntered, with feigned care- lessness, to the quarter-deck, and communicated the plan to Claret and his daughter. The latter approved of it, and immediately deseended into the cabin to make her preparations; but Claret did not like the idea of leaving his trunks behind. “They are filled with valuable books and medicines,” said he, “ and it would grieve me to death to part with them.” — “Tt ig likely yeu will get them eventually. We shalisend a war-vessel in chase of this craft as soon as we can, and when she’s captured, your trunks will of course be returned to you. ” \ “There is too much uncertainty about that, my friend. However, as there is no other alternative, I will leave the trunks, after taking out my skeleton’s head and a few books I prize that head very much. It was presented to me by my friend, Mr. F—-—-, the great phrenologist.” . “ All right. Get your things ready as soon——-” “ What were you going to say?” queried the dector. “ Hist!” whispered the young man. ‘ Onoolo has. just passed behind us.” “Ah!” and Claret winked with both eyes. “ Steady dere!” shouted the mate to the man at the wheel; “no let swing quarter of a point off her course !” asthe Ay, ay, sir |” “T going inte steerage to get somet'ing eat, and smoke pipe,” continued the mate; “mind you keep ship atraight while I gone!" And turning upon his heel, he walked to the after hatch- way, through which he disappeared a moment later: _* Now is our time,” whispered Ben, suddenly gliding be- tween Frank and the doctor, “Pye got the provisier: in. the boat, and have been waiting for just enti aD. opparleady as connicloooks.com