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"I don't care what you say--I knohat you are!" she rejoined "You are

a brave man, Captain Mayo I thank you!"

"Not yet! Not until--"

"Yes, now! You have set ood example When folks are scared they

should not sit down and whimper!"

He reached and found a plump little fist which she had doubled into a

real knob of decision

"Good work, little girl! Your kind of grit is helping me" He released

her hand and crawled forward

"This ain't helping us any," co to happen to us As soon as it gets daylight a cussed coast-guard

cutter will co to find

out what is under this turkle-shell"

"Say, look here, Candage," called Captain Mayo, angrily, "that's enough

of that talk! There's a-plenty happening to us as it is, without your

infernal driveling about what may happen"

"Isn't it about ti hiirl Evidently her new composure startled her