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The lance at the compass "East by nothe, Jack," he

commanded

"East by nothe, sir," repeated the quarter wheel to the left

It was evident that the Nequasset had considerable coboat was blowing one long and two

short, indicating her tow She had been their "chum" for sos by sound and compass and knew

that the freighter was slowly forging ahead He figured, listening again

to the horns, that the Nequasset was headed to clear all

"You take a skipper who studies his book and is always ready to look

the depart, he has to mind his

own business andhisout

of the way, two days behind schedule, meat three times a day or else

you can't keep a crew, and everybody hearty at o to hoot and ram her for all she's worth!

But when I carry in e that tells a , and yet doesn't tell him

What's that?" He put his head far out of the

Floating out of the fog ca sound, a faint and

far-away diapason, achap

"I should say it is a Union liner, sir--either the Triton or