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"He is, and but now awaits the gathering of a cargo in my father's barracoons, to sail with them to the West Indies. It is not his first voyage, either." "But where is his vessel? he cannot go to sea without one," said the Englishman. HE IS AND BUT NOW AWAITS THE GATHERING OF A CARGO IN MY FATHER'S BARRACOONS TO SAIL WITH THEM TO THE WEST INDIES IT IS NOT HIS FIRST VOYAGE EITHER BUT WHERE IS HIS VESSEL HE CANNOT GO TO SEA WITHOUT ONE SAID THE ENGLISHMAN
communicating to him some information that should be of value to him in connection with his official duty. To this, of course, the English officer responded at once, shrewdly suspecting at least a portion of the truth, and he therefore met Maud at an appointed spot in the jungle hard by her father's house. "You will speak truly in what you tell me, my good girl?" he said sagaciously, as he looked into her dark spirited eyes with admiration he could not avoid. "Have I anything to gain by a lie?" responded Maud, with a curling lip. "No, I presume not," he answered. "I merely ask from ordinary precaution. But what do you propose to reveal to me? Something touching this Captain Ratlin?" "Ay," said the girl quickly. "It is of him I would speak. You are an English officer, agent of your government, and sent here to suppress this vile traffic?" "True." "And have you suspected nothing since your vessel has been here?" "I suspect that this Captain Ratlin is in some way connected with the trade. UGHT A PRIVATE INTERVIEW WITH HIM ON PRETEXT OF COMMUNICATING TO HIM SOME INFORMATION THAT SHOULD BE OF VALUE TO HIM IN CONNECTION WITH HIS OFFICIAL DUTY TO THIS OF COURSE THE ENGLISH OFFICER RESPONDED AT ONCE SHREWDLY SUSPECTING AT LEAST A PORTION OF THE TRUTH AND THEREFORE MET MAUD AT AN APPOINTED SPOT IN THE JUNGLE HARD BY HER FATHER'S HOUSE YOU WILL SPEAK TRULY IN WHAT YOU TELL ME MY GOOD GIRL HE SAID SAGACIOUSLY AS HE LOOKED INTO HER DARK SPIRITED EYES WITH ADMIRATION HE COULD NOT AVOID HAVE I ANYTHING TO GAIN BY A LIE RESPONDED MAUD WITH A CURLING LIP NO I PRESUME NOT HE ANSWERED I MERELY ASK FROM ORDINARY PRECAUTION BUT WHAT DO YOU PROPOSE TO REVEAL TO ME SOMETHING TOUCHING THIS CAPTAIN RATLIN AY SAID THE GIRL QUICKLY IT IS OF HIM I WOULD SPEAK YOU ARE AN ENGLISH OFFICER AGENT OF YOUR GOVERNMENT AND SENT HERE TO SUPPRESS THIS VILE TRAFFIC TRUE AND HAVE YOU SUSPECTED NOTHING SINCE YOUR VESSEL HAS BEEN HERE I SUSPECT THAT THIS CAPTAIN RATLIN IS IN SOME WAY CONNECTED WITH THE TRADE
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