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Alfred Dawdle, a young gentleman of generous impulses but slender means. L. Anderson Rattles, his servant. L. Honore A. Marlin Spike, a pirate chief. W. H. Rand, Jr. Tom Noddy, landlord of "The Shorn Lamb" and a pirate in good standing. L. H. Morgan Peter Boggs, a rich and ambitious father...
...against her will. Alfred Dawdle, young, handsome and charming, but poor, makes his appearance, accompanied by his facetious but faithful servant, Rattles. Dawdle offers to elope with Constance, who consents after a becoming show of maidenly hesitation. But their designs are unfortunately frustrated by the pirate chief, A. Marlin Spike, who with his lieutenant, Tom Noddy-disguised as the landlord of the Shorn Lamb-carries off Constance in the dead of night to his lugger which is lying outside in the harbor...
...middle of the room with his bright eyes flashing fire he would make with his hands each of the peculiar motions after the manner of a Turkish headsman. When he went out he carried a stout cane like a club, in the end of which was a long sharp spike. This served him as a defensive weapon, for the old man was very much afraid of robbers. On the street he always wore the same cap and red neckerchief which served him in his last years, and in his pockets he carried crumbs with which to feed birds, of which...