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htened and his face and eyes expressed the spirit of

a Yankee skipper who knew that he was right

"I say," insisted Marston, "that you saluted hinaled, an offense that has lost

ave hi full speed astern If Mr Beveridge had

looked farther in that book he ht have found that rule, too!"

"When I looked up at the bridge, here, you aving your hand to

him--three whistles and a hand-wave! You can't deny that you were

saluting!"

"I was shaking my fist at hi because the owner of

the Olenia was displaying all this heat He remembered the taunt frouely that there were

depths in the affair which he had not fathomed But he was in no mood to

atone vicariously for the offenders aboard the Conomo

"If I could have found a New York captain who knew the short cuts along

this coast I could have had soetting

words and time in this fashion You're all of the same breed, you

down-easters!"

"I aan Mayo

"I don't want your opinion in regard to estions froar

over the rail and went down the ladder, and the fog closed ie He was alone there A deck-hand had

hooded the brass of the binnacle and search-light, listening while the