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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. 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
girl loved the commander of the "Sea Witch," nor did she wonder at such a fact; but yet she found herself musing and asking within her own mind whether such a being could make him happy as a wife. She felt that he was worthy of better companionship, and that, notwithstanding Maud evidently loved him, he could hardly entertain any peculiar regard for her. Could he have deceived the girl? she thought. No, deceit was no part of his nature; that she felt sure of, and thus she mused alone to herself, placing the relationship of the two in all manner of lights, until she saw him again. Having moored the "Sea Witch" safely amid the jungle of one of the many winding rivers that indent the coast of Africa, and sent down her upper spars to prevent her from being discovered by any exhibition of the top-hamper above the trees and jungle growth, Captain Ratlin left his crew under charge of the first officer, Mr. Faulkner, and returned once more to the seaboard and the establishment of Don Leonardo.  THIS RUDE UNCULTIVATED GIRL LOVED THE COMMANDER OF THE SEA WITCH NOR DID SHE WONDER AT SUCH A FACT BUT YET SHE FOUND HERSELF MUSING AND ASKING WITHIN HER OWN MIND WHETHER SUCH A BEING COULD MAKE HIM HAPPY AS A WIFE SHE FELT THAT HE WAS WORTHY OF BETTER COMPANIONSHIP AND THAT NOTWITHSTANDING MAUD EVIDENTLY LOVED HIM HE COULD HARDLY ENTERTAIN ANY PECULIAR REGARD FOR HER COULD HE HAVE DECEIVED THE GIRL SHE THOUGHT NO DECEIT WAS NO PART OF HIS NATURE THAT SHE FELT SURE OF AND THUS SHE MUSED ALONE TO HERSELF PLACING THE RELATIONSHIP OF THE TWO IN ALL MANNER OF LIGHTS UNTIL SHE SAW HIM AGAIN HAVING MOORED THE SEA WITCH SAFELY AMID THE JUNGLE OF ONE OF THE MANY WINDING RIVERS THAT INDENT THE COAST OF AFRICA AND SENT DOWN HER UPPER SPARS TO PREVENT HER FROM BEING DISCOVERED BY ANY EXHIBITION OF THE TOP HAMPER ABOVE THE TREES IN JUNGLE GROWTH CAPTAIN 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
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