The Blockade Runner — page 218: what you’re looking at

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THH BLOUKADH RUNNER. 219 Captain Powers seized a weapon similar to that secured by his antagonist, and then the two men stood face to face. | “Tom, stand by the door. This is to be a fight to the death. Should I be defeated it is my command that this man may depart unmolested. You under- stand ?” . ““ Ay, ay, captain ; it shall be as you say,” said the pilot, taking up his station. “ You heard what I said, Flash Gilmor. ‘ You are at liberty to go if you best me in this affair. But I don’t think you will have the chance to avail yourself of my offer, for as I have already told you, I have made up my mind to kill you, andw mean every word of it, be you the devil himself at the sword. Gilmor simply smiled. He felt easy in mind over the result, but he was yet to learn something new at the science he fancied him- self the master of. Flash Gilmor was no envied and in the present ‘instance did not think he would have to sell his life dearly. He had made up his mind to run Powell through the body. ene COMMGCNOO© (C@) 5} S