The Blockade Runner — page 96: what you’re looking at

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THH BLOCKADE RUNNER. 97 already, just as I expected, and by that time the Yankee fleet will stand out to sea close-hauled, and combating a gale. It willbeourtime. The Foxhound will slip through all right, and to-morrow there'll be some round swearing done on many a quarter-deck. By the way, colonel, I’ve got another passenger.” Ai Ba : “An agent of the government.” .- “His name ?” asked Mowbray, starting. ‘Bless me! if I know—an oversight on my part,” laughed Powell. ‘“ He’s bound for Nassau, too. Hasn’t come aboard yet, but | am expecting him _ every minute.” - : It was evident that the information did not please Mowbray. Had the government set a spy at his heels ? ‘*T don’t like this situation of affairs at all,” he said to Norah, when Powell had taken his departure. “ There’ll be a scene on board this ship if [ catch that agent watching us. I’m not going to be shadowed like a criminal because my nephew saw fit to unite with the Yankees. I have never been watched, and,’ by Jove! I never will be!” Nine o’clock came. The wind was already blowing great guns, and the lights on board the Federal blockaders were mere sparks of fire on the stormy sea. The lookouts on the forts knew that the fleet had been compelled to haul off to escape the dangerous breakers. 7 The opportunity for the Foxhound getting out was good. It looked as though fortune had raised the storm to help her off. (©) 5} COMMCOOOKS