Ching Ching's Novelettes No. 1: Snapson of the 'Snake' — page 1: what you’re looking at

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—_——_— No. 1.—Presented gratis with “ Ching Ching’s Own.” SSF — ——— SS SNAPSON OF THE “SNAKE.” A Sea Story. By the Author of “For Honour.” —— —— - ——— ee ———————_—————s—-—-- oor Ss - + od — —— = ——— ——- CHAPTER J, THE OLD INN AT WAPPING——AN ARRANGEMENT FOR EVIL WORK-—-WILL AND THE MASTER OF THE “ SNAKE.” quite young, and keep there until absolute old age is upon them. He was dressed like the master of a small trading brig, in a rough pilot suit, and his cap, with its dingy band of Brass lace, lay on the table beside him. The other man was his opposite in appearance as well as dress. He was a slim wiry old man, attired in a suit such as farmers wear when away from home, but which did not seem to belong to him. a public-house in Wapping, frequented by the lower seafaring class, sat two men drinking and smoking and talking in whispers. One was a man about forty, or it might be forty-five, for he was one of those men who get into middle life when they are hing Ching’s Novelettes. a idiied $< ee OE COMiclb@ac S (SO)