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Maud, on her part, began to change somewhat since the first day of the arrival of the strangers. MAUD ON HER PART BEGAN TO CHANGE SOMEWHAT SINCE THE FIRST DAY OF THE ARRIVAL OF THE STRANGERS
t his crew under charge of the first officer, Mr. Faulkner, and returned once more to the seaboard and the establishment of Don Leonardo. Here it would be necessary for him to remain for a week or more, while the Spaniard sent his runners inland to the chiefs of the various coast tribes to forward the prisoners of war to his barracoons. This period of time was passed in various domestic amusements, in observing the sports and games of the natives, their habits, and studying their nationalities--for the slaves in Don Leonardo's barracoons represented a score of different tribes, each characteristic of its origin. Mrs. Huntington regarded Captain Ratlin's intercourse with Maud with much interest, which she did not attempt to disguise, while her daughter did so under the disguise of indifference, but with the most intense interest. Not a word, look, or sign between them betrayed the least token of any understanding or peculiar confidence as existing between the commander and the Quadroon. AIN RATLIN LEFT HIS CREW UNDER CHARGE OF THE FIRST OFFICER MISTER FAULKNER AND RETURNED ONCE MORE TO THE SEAPORT IN THE ESTABLISHMENT OF DON LEONARDO HERE IT WOULD BE NECESSARY FOR HIM TO REMAIN FOR A WEEK OR MORE WHILE THE SPANIARDS SENT HIS RUNNERS INLAND TO THE CHIEFS OF THE VARIOUS COAST TRIBES TO FORWARD THE PRISONERS OF WAR TO HIS BARRACOONS THIS PERIOD OF TIME WAS PASSED IN VARIOUS DOMESTIC AMUSEMENTS IN OBSERVING THE SPORTS AND GAMES OF THE NATIVES THEIR HABITS AND STUDYING THEIR NATIONALITIES FOR THE SLAVES IN DON LEONARDO'S BARRACOONS REPRESENTED A SCORE OF DIFFERENT TRIBES EACH CHARACTERISTIC OF ITS ORIGIN MISSUS HUNTINGTON REGARDED CAPTAIN RATLIN'S INTERCOURSE WITH MAUD WITH MUCH INTEREST WHICH SHE DID NOT ATTEMPT TO DISGUISE WHILE HER DAUGHTER DID SO UNDER THE DISGUISE OF INDIFFERENCE BUT WITH THE MOST INTENSE INTEREST NOT A WORD LOOK OR SIGN BETWEEN THEM BETRAYED THE LEAST TOKEN OF ANY UNDERSTANDING OR PECULIAR CONFIDENCE AS EXISTING BETWEEN THE COMMANDER AND THE QUADROON
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