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There was not time to do more, for Morton was anxious to get to sea and rejoin the frigate. Once more the anchor of the "Osterley" was weighed, and with the wind off the land she stood out of the bay. The Indiaman, under the skilful pilotage of old Doull and his companion Eagleshay, wound her devious way among the shoals and reefs which guarded the entrance to the bay.
They'd just time if they ran most of the way." "But the lawyer would only have to wire to Osterley to meet the train at Waterloo," said the Honourable John Ruffin. "I thought of that," said the duchess quickly. "I told her to leave the express at Salisbury, go on to Woking by a slow train, take a taxi from there to my old nurse's, Mrs. Simpson's, in Camden Town, and leave Marion with her."
"These red Deepings are all alike," said the duke carelessly. "Oh? He's a red Deeping, is he? Who's his father?" said Lady Salkeld almost briskly. "It's a secret," said the duke with perfect truthfulness, for he did not know. Lady Salkeld looked at him, sniffed, and said with some tartness: "Well, I never expected you to be mysterious, Osterley."
The frigate and Indiaman were once more hove-to, at a short distance from each other. In the far distance appeared a group of islands like blue hillocks rising out of the shining ocean. Volunteers from the frigate eagerly crowded on board the "Osterley," armed to the teeth.
An old French military officer, who acted as governor, was a very strict disciplinarian, and was continually going from fort to fort and inspecting his troops, so that neither he nor they were likely to be caught asleep. Indeed, it appeared that nothing was likely to occur to disturb the perfect tranquillity of the island. To return again to the "Thisbe" and rescued "Osterley."
Two days later he said to Pollyooly: "I've been making enquiries about that home for orphans; and I've found a very good one. It's called the Bellingham Home. I had an idea that there was one in the family; and I find that my cousin and your acquaintance, the Duke of Osterley, is the president of it; and of course he can get an orphan into it in a brace of shakes. He only has to nominate her."
But you have deceived. You deceived the Duke of Osterley by taking the place of his daughter." "Oh, him?" said Pollyooly in a very care-free tone; and her face grew serene. "You don't seem to feel it much," said the Honourable John Ruffin sadly. "But now you are called on to deceive lawyers and detectives." "Am I to be Lady Marion again?" said Pollyooly quickly.
Then she paid a proud visit to the Post Office Savings Bank and added to her fattening account the sum of twelve pounds. Undoubtedly the Osterley family were valuable acquaintances. Fortified by the exculpatory note from the Honourable John Ruffin, Pollyooly went next morning to her dancing class with an easy mind.
Morton would rather have run in with both ships, reduced the forts, and carried off the prisoners in triumph, but caution as well as boldness, he knew well, were necessary to insure success. Captain Calder highly approved of the plan he ultimately laid before him. All was ready on board the "Osterley."
"How are you, Osterley? Got over the sulks?" said the Honourable John Ruffin lightly. "Sulks? I never sulk!" said the duke with some heat. "What do you call them then?" said the Honourable John Ruffin with a good display of the liveliest most unaffected interest. "I don't know what you're talking about!" said the duke coldly; but he flushed.
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