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"Well, you knohat has happened in your case, don't you?" The skipper

of the Sprite exhibited a little testiness at being barred out of

Mayo's confidence

The young man shook his head

"Marston claims that you ht--threw up your job on the high seas--left him to work to New York

with a short crew--the mate as captain"

"That's an infernal lie!"

"Then come forward and show hiood ones!"

"I'ame, I'm afraid

He'll blacklist you in every yacht club fro about it He see man usually bothers about in the case of a

skipper"

Mayo set his oar against the edge of the platform and pushed off The

skipper called after hi

and did not reply

On board the Ethel and May his ragged but cheery creere baiting up,

hooking cla lines into tubs The