The Blockade Runner — page 45: what you’re looking at

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46 THE BLOCKADE RUNNER. CHAPTER VL - A SHADY TRANSACTION, Wuen Flash Gilmor presented himself at the shipping | house of Messrs. Bardolph Bros., and sent in his card, he was immediately ushered into the private ofiice of the firm. “Ah, Gilmor,” said the senior Bardolph, “ happy to see you. Take a seat.” Flash acknowledged the salutation, nodded to ete junior Mr. Bardolph, and took possession of the third chair in the room. 3 “T presume,” ventured the elder Bardolph, “ you have called in relation to your appointment as second officer of the Swiftwing. She is almost ready for sea.” “Well,” said Flash cautiously, “not exactly. The fact of the matter is I have decided not to accept the berth. Both partners looked at Gilmor with some surprise, but neither made any reply to this announcement, presuming that the gentleman would offer his own explanation unasked. . May I ask,” said Gilmor pointedly, “if the Swift- wing is not fa sale 2?” Mesers Bardolph exchanged a swift tid and then . the elder gentleman, stroking his smoothly shaven face, said : “Ahem! I will not deny that we have contem- plated disposing of our interest in the privateer, but Comichbooksico 3