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CHAPTER II. ' 
Smith, the other boat-steerer, who 
had been marked as one of the victims, 
on hearing the noise in the cabin, went 
aft, apprehending analtercationbetween 
the Captain and some of the other offi¬ 
cers, little dreaming that innocent blood 
was flowing in torrents. But what was 
his astonishment, when he beheld Corn- 
stock, brandishing the boarding knife, 
and heard him exclaim, “X am the bloody 
man, and will have revenge !” Horror 
struck, he hurried forward, and asked 
the crew in the forecastle, what he 
should do. Some urged him to secrete 
himself in the hold, others to go aloft 
until Comstock’s rage should be abated; 
but alas ! the reflection that the ship af¬ 
forded no secure hiding place, deter¬ 
mined him to confront the ringleader, 
and if he could not save his life by fair 
means, to sell it dearly ! He was soon 
