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it‘ but I would do the same for him, were our sta-
"tis a hard request to make of him. But the for-
,Como what will, it must be ventured
' -,'pIrisioner, as he caino to this conclusion, arose from
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it had lai
' In an instant the sentinel placed over him arose
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‘;from the chair on which be
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1 table
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f sleeping ‘Barty, and turned out the necessary re-
ltouslng up from under the quarter
of the launch, the iiiidsiiipiuaii of the past watch
‘rubbed his eyes, and came stunibhiig into the gun-
rooui to call tiie lieutenant of the next: while the gun
‘ d creeping down the steer-
. 9, man, and all were still more “agree-
. Jack Sa)'“,ln'beSt0Wlll‘,.1 a most iieziity
tiley-apm1n.Wh0 lung oonitnnabiy
undistui‘bed in his own cabin, lizid such a sensitive
perception of the services due to his country, as
make every one beneath him turn out to keep
night watch, though his ship was lying moored in
a secure haven. Gradually the various disoordau
sounds of grumbling, swearing, and what not,
sank into a. rofound lull-one bellsounded. only
1u]ll0Lll' ii. elapsed since midniglit, and nota
sound was heard save the deep snore of the first
lieutenaiit of marines, and the intermittent bicker-
ing of two sleepy mi dies, one of whom could not
be induced to quit iils blzmlrets, nor the other be
‘allowed to seek them. I -
i “lieu fL1ltllIlllI(‘llOW,” the prisoner continued,
in his reverie, “ and would, I doubt not, serve me;
but should any tiiiiig unfortunate occur, perhaps
their malice would not stop short of taking his
vhfe tor his kindness. Itdoes Et‘t‘lll selfish to risk
3
tlons (‘.ll1lll"ed. A few months since and I dived
luslife at the danger of my own. Poor fellow!
If I take.not this op-
ie cot on which he had been lying. and slipping
(iacket, the only part of hisili-ess that he
aside, stopped from his cabin.
' , sat in the frlg:ite’s
%unrporn. l‘he marine was armed with :1 bayonet.
6 did not seem to oppose the egress of his pris-
this, an ,wit e air of one who replies to a e-
mail . said, “I am going on the main dec
liiacpliorson.”
The sentry replied by saluting his cap, and then
exteiidinrv his hand to take the lantern from the
. I a sign from his oliicer, however, he
abandoned his intention, and though his looks ex-
“ some surprise, he did not hesitate at fol-
owliig him. In silence they passed into e
‘steerage, cree lll5;'lll the dark beneath the slee
ere wiio crow ed in its space, and arrived at th).
after hatchway. ,
“lllacpiiersou,” said the ofiicor, s eaking in the
lowest. tones, “you once exprosse gratitude to;
some little ‘service I was enabled to show you.”
d, sir.”
A“ l)o you still feel it ?”
The soldier bowed his head in the atilnnative.
:‘.1'Ik‘o wii,at.”extent do you dare go in proof of it ? ”
ny. sir.
“Then remain here till I return to on. I am
going to see a friorid-should any miscliance hap.
m ax’? and" you be brought into a scrape, you
“ Bear it, sir; and well I can do so,” said the fel-
low. “I understand what friend ye seek, sir-the
only one on earth that the unhappy have. I am
thinking, may be, I would do the same ‘myself.
I 253$t2l‘39p‘3?ilifi?t‘Jtt%”t%2$il‘t$. i”‘i“’
- s io -
“God bless ye, sir--’tis a sair leap at the,best-
though I ll not be long perhaps or Ijll take it too.”
'1 Tlae rilrlluscotciirtnaii, as he said this, grasped the
hixsrinro s coun ryman and superior, and folding
ins upon his breast. sat. down on the hatch-
Way ladder With the air of one whom no further
misfortune could aiiiict. For a few seconds the
li)<;‘:1lt$i1:‘iii11tirselg]a)r,:lne2id]giim, totally at a loss to com-
in:0%CllIl1lmIJnllSl.il$tl’;. my golod (f1ellow,”“ivhispered he,
at his y s if], as is id so. a. rnsay de.
rvoys enemy before he lays hand on liirnself.”
Ayi then you will despatcli the old man i”‘cool.
ly ‘replied Mztcpiierson, turmng his head round.
her do I think of that--my strrand is a
glllgne 6,l’lOllgll-‘VVBJI here-I will return as quick-
.‘ No, 110, 511‘: W18 Your time-‘yon need not fash
for me-at the worst, its only giving back 1,113 1119
0lkliS1].V9d.”h
, oping t at such a misfortune was not in store
g$u gggietailavglfgith on one so faitlifiil, the
CHAFYEBII.
, Watching his opportunity, as the back of the
cabin-door sentry was turned towards hlllllajhe
1 ng
Stepped 111! the hatchway ladder, and, g
1101591695137 across the fi1gate’s main deck with his
shoeless feet, crouched down in the ‘shadow of the
is said, favors
W “J ‘ least a consolatory if not a
d m ating creed, and I, for one, shall always be a
evout behever in it. In the lieutenanvs case the 0 nol
, indeed as the
most recious sands of hfe and scarcely had be
when the lapse of an-
other half hour render it necessary for the sen.
11601 gun-carriage. ortune, it
the
8
brave. It is at
first was evident. To him. time was
his concealmen
4?
tlnel to go once more in , . -
to strike three bells, The tirst one platlienggilijgt :1,1,1x;1‘1,<0;,V,“,0n Anne M, ,,x,,,ci,.,d 11,, ,,,,,,l Mg. ..
sounded, when the lieutenaililt, rvithl an 01:8 0, we ,,,e,,t, since, ere she had time to artilsiwer her nu, , ll
0‘ al?0i?ZiiDl‘:tl3-i1t3siIal:lln1lilllB, Sllllgllplll-Cl)t11llIl03ygHDds assing tT95.5'5 query’ Bamt?:cvkl‘eas lmnde ‘ e berm’ am’ ' ‘’
along the channel plates, laid hold 01 t1“?5g’“5" “mug 0” "gun ‘‘ V
main-topsail-yard. Trustmgtheivei htof hllst <3 5' CHAHEBHL
to the [strength Ofdllls slnewy :i.irI3Sa0,1:r’1',l 91 “ ‘V g, bd W ‘Li,
lave ‘en seen us suspeii <9 mm of an hour ew e away to til i
lmmemble ,,,,%,,g pg,u-,rwhose joys were thus snatched fl-one;
waters, in whose treacherous bosom
sharks were lurking aroun
they could secure.
“ It is for her I risk it i”
As be p in his present not very secure
tion, to take breath, he hear the mar
back to‘ ulkiiead of the capta.ui’s
and resume his weary beat.
how nezir your master is in
thougiit the lieutemiiit; “ but pleasure is the bride
of peril, and the inzirriage has its charm
As Ramsay said this, he tapped
glass of the half-port,
was now sitting. Twice the sign
and then our hero. putting
fancied he could
voices from within; for,
apartment by a slight b
just sutliclent to hold two cots. To
arted o
Which, had
Again he listened, and again liea
thought, their voices in consultation.
will come to the port-window now ‘P-
fourth signal was ' '
heard, but no face appears
ted fellow who waited for him on
face of a young girl, closely muiiled
ly disappeared. I
and silently unfastcned the half
Heavens l Mr. Ramsay, can this be you 7
you dream of comin
“ Sp:-ak low, my
. “ Where
and tell her I come to bid her a last ‘
e fore the trial; for Heaven knows w iitiier 1 may
have to wander after L" V
“My mistress knows you’re here,
dressing, asweli as she is able for fright Here, 1119553 6
' this window, that it an’t blown
hold
while I go and assist her."
ii few minutes the soubrctte
leaning on her arm was one who, thougii pallid
disguised in
witii fear, and her beautiful figure
the loose robes that her haste
a very fair excuse for the ruin of any
the olllcer beheld the approach of his mi
w ' vas
leanin over the rt-sill on the gun he
piissse her to his soin with a joy too great for
11 8 In
perienced abigziil, had sea
fragile door of their
her ear at the key hole, she listened to
breathing, of her mistress’s father. .
soundly s eeping on the opposite side of
httle dreamed that his only daughter was clzispe
detested upon
to the heart of the man he most
earth, and that, too, in his own cabi
From the sound evidence
of Captain Livingstone, touching the
had time every now and then to
observe the movements of the l
“ It must '
indeed many a poor mai
enough for titty sweethearts. I don’t
approaching within earshot,
better go now before he’s found out, for Pm
eply was tated reve
his guard
every moment he’ll fall overboard."
Tot
for me,” said ' the lieutenant,
rock. But if
I l‘rave to say to her.
pose ” said the girl.
“ 130 you
in. Annei’ ” inquired
treinbhng band on the girl’: arm.
to the bows of the frlgaw
d for whatever prey
muttered the officer to
rd with thetho11LI1lt.1115
SW15“
s.
gently on the
which opened out from the
m1 ta.in‘s mibin under the iiiizzeii-chains, where he
was repeated,
his ear to the glass,
detect the whispering of female
if from the larger
‘head, was a little berth, E
gain ii
moments’ interview with the tenant of one of
the venturous prisoner dared the im-
minent risks that still impended over him.
‘ ‘ rd, as he
“ Surely they
No i” A
ren; again the voices were
d. What should hedo i’
Every second that liew by, bore, as on the slender-
est thread, the lives of himself and the poor devo-
bozml. T
in a shawl, .
now presented itself inside the port. and beckon-
k, ing him to silence with the finger on the lip, quick-
, at girl-remember ‘the cap-
tiiin sleeps only a few yards distant, replied R
sa ’s your mistress ‘i’-give her my love,
had liung
her, certainly appeared suliicientiy lovely to for)?
stress, for
to be paid, he seemed
to forget the host of surrounding ciangersaaizid
si s it,
co.
Anne, in the meauwhil like a prudent and ex-
eted herself down by the
little berth, where,‘ placing
ri.
afforded by the nose
, slumber in
which the said otiicer was wrapped, Anne, who
felt rriuch more at her ease, while keeping guard “ 0 YES.
over i ‘in, than if he were keeping guard over her “
turn round and
overs.
be very dehgiitful,” thouglit. she, as
en has thought before
her, “ to haveono you may tell all your sorrows to
-to say notlnng of putting your arms around ‘
neck i Well, I’m sure that Mr. Ramsay takes kisses
by half; but if he does
he'll be tumbling over-
ard,and then I shallbe flayed alive by the caiptain,
I suppose, Please, Miss Angela,” whispers
“ Mr. Ramsay
his hhss Angela’s most pertinent 1'
to clasp him more closely to herself. “ N
“I’m as firm asa destro .
. you’re fearful of my-falling over,I’ll hoire
ust step inside the port--for, as to going away
av’nt told your mistress the fiftieth part of what out in the ship from Englaii
” had bearded them both-had
I dare say not-and never will, I sup. ger
quarrel with the son
strike one whom a
seniority had made his superior.
think we ma venture to let him come
Izuckiiy the blow was arrested by the surgeoini
er mistress, laying her
tort or iiap
Consciou
in his eyes,
arm
Intl
minute or
5
“ Rig,
' )7
middle wa
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Jame
, 43 is
returned. and shEl,‘%vemy minutes to twelve, sir..
I hy did you not come in an
of your arrangements 1’
thing is rigi t ?
around 08,58
0 yes i
om‘ as I could
“()lil
the must.
as to
e ieavy
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belo w
VB
and
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‘Wh 'ma’am’‘ 51513’ ill” “I d .
‘ y’ can help ourselves.” And indded in Em, .l,
grief and danger;
more than a. few
however, they W
their mutual plans
from tire ad
to fainting,
sldige the bell-pull that hung by I
' t :1
l>Le)enii(eil]lst<2)evi:lree:1clt.e8ria1uqld teligei r Vi‘(l1l.l?SI’('
8
ofticer might have been H1112 3“
What would be the resu .
For the present, howev.er,1.t reflllll‘
les to prevent the timid ill!
froiu goingkliito hystencs;
out already, h.
utterly lnipo
ie mi
hensions, the sentry ente ed ti 6
pulse, give
c'9?"sl()’iiigy:')o)l)i.ring for me, sir?” iXitlU3-T9d 919
,. ,. ‘ ,
nIt1‘e‘.Yes,” replied Cuptairi Livingstone. “Is my
son come on board yet?
aye =3,”-.
M r1-nan V-why. scoundrel,
‘ I i v d
heved lliutzflifiiizht, Imleft none.
“Wants about tzenn
"lily son's watch on deck. 1511"? ll" 7,”
'93, sir." ,, '-
Tel him to come here.
“Yes, sir.” The Illiarllle
5" and is door‘ mnto the oiligino
down, latter I own to the cab
I6
11 d I did t like to wake you.
ca 9 ’ Anldolioiv have you settled it, then 7”
“ Why, sir. directly , , ‘
tiai, after being broken and dismissed the 58l'Vlce,‘,
I learn that we have power to impress him before 1,
ermiting the press-
states to him what
d a promise t lat, we were iipt to attempt to
take him till he had fairly landed. . -.
“ Ah, the old fool l he’s always for iriarringiany
scheme that lsn’t as womanish as himself. v i
ver, since yowvaa promised.
cat-0‘-iiine-tails can reach him, Mid if 1,
his liver outl I suppose the prisoners all safe:
4 2
sir.”
A ry well; go
we’li do for that , . ,
“ Good night, sir,” replied the son, withdrawing;
frorri the cabin- and the worthy so
she have disturbed
had imagined, asleep ,
afraid that the very vigilance of his malice, which in the
. dead of 111g '
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VOL. 11.
replied the nu,
nor did either of them believe that
minutes had elapsed. While yet,
ere in the midst of whispering
for the futureia loud cough
joining cabin startled t is lady almost
and did not greatly add to the com- ,
piness oi‘ the geiitlviiian. Anne, how.
'tlifiilly returiiqd to her ps held
erto her fellow conspirators be im gir.
Ca 'n Livingstone had awoke; and
in xc:-as of tterriilr. IJ$sis9d her cold
the later ear iis super or
be head of his
I‘ . - .
s of that whicyli, 1! 1'l0Eai1;:!53IT?9?10n
(1 he’ ' rest so in p in .iving.
“'0” hy to imagine that he had
rings have been
Perhaps the, old
nke for some time.
it? what had he betlm do?
‘ ed all his ener.
1 that rested on his
and if not
iew that escape would then be
ssible. 4 .
’dst, however, of these torturing appre-
r i cabin. For a
two 1't.arnsay’s heart seernegd to still its
two or three successive throhs, and
ma-
was I not called? ll
; Lieutenant Livingstone had
half an hour when
rders to-”
How many bells is
, A.- - t
minutes to four bells in the
toll, sir. ‘
.--...,.......&‘z .s5.a:...v-n
upon it
at what hour did youcome oil‘, from the
ernanded Captain Livingstone’. ’
‘ll me the suc-
suppose every
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ii ing is right, sir; and therefor
1‘?(:i?Il.l’ll(l‘i.ll‘r).l'.yl)ll ad le”ft orders to beg;
he lands from the court-mar-4
The admiral had at first some scru.plesA
’ .
gang . e 9
‘on to L1 me, and he then ex.
let it be so-andolzti
of him before the mastawliereal
on
et hol
t cut[
od night, boy, and tomorrow;
scoundre at last. ’
tain having"
v
indulged in the amiable feelings disp ayeti by the.
above dialogue, usessutil
his himself to sleep. '
His mind had
think I osscssion of power, to be able to perceive
ihe greatest scoundrcl t ‘
turned round
and
been too’ long rleiidened l by‘, the, ‘I
that '
it had roused him to plan premedi.l
ngg, had been the means of putting on.
e victim he Wis to entrap and,
to Angela, who had come.
for a passage-iiel
braved all their an-l
and successfully, till ‘in a)
he had lifted his hand tol
few months’ difference in]
prosecution,