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"Mr Marston's orders are, Captain Mayo, that you turn here and go west

Do you know the usual course of the Bee line steamers?"

"Yes, sir"

"He requests you to turn in toward shore and follow that course"

"Very well, sir" Captain Mayo walked to the wheel "Nor' nor'west,

Billy, until I can give you the exact course"

"Nor' nor'west!" repeated the wheels her hard over, and

the Olenia ca swerve and retraced her way

along her oake of white suds

Miss Marston preceded the captain down the ladder and went into the

chart-room "A kiss--quick!" she whispered

He held her close to hi moment

"You are a most obedient captain," she said

When he released her and went at his task, she leaned upon his shoulder

and watched him as he straddled his parallels across the chart

"We'll run to Razee Reef," he told her, eager to make her a partner in

all his little concerns "The Bee boats fetch the whistler there so as

to lay off their next leg I didn't know that Mr Marston was interested