The Blockade Runner — page 101: what you’re looking at

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102 THE BLOCKADE RUNNER. with some agitation. “It is past midnight. We have escaped the gunboats, and may now reasonably expect to reach Nassau, unless overhauled off Great Abaco heht by a cruiser on that station. “You look worried, papa,’ Norah said, noticing his lack of composure. ; “Tam a bit excited,” he said. “Do you know who is on board the Foxhound ?” “T don’t quite understand you,” she answered, as the question was a puzzling one. | “ You heard Captain Powell say that he had given passage to an agent of the Confederate government.” “Yes, papa.” ‘“T have seen him. I recognized his voice immediately. That man is Flash Gilmor in disguise.” Norah started. “Tt was with difficulty I kept myself from unmask- ing him on the spot. A man who will play his friend such a dishonest trick as Gilmor has worked on me is in my opinion a scoundrel. Iam done with him for- ever.” ~“T never liked him, papa.” ‘“T should hope not, Norah. Ibelieve he paid you some attention, did he not ?”’ _“ Which I discouraged, papa.” “Quite right. I don’t believe he is a Confederate agent at all. Were such truly the case there would be no occasion for disguise.” “ Perhaps he knew we were going in the vessel, and was afraid to appear openly on account of the trans- action you speak of.” ‘Well, there is some reason in that. I should not blame him for wishing to shirk a meeting with the Comicbooksrco 3