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"I can't blame you"

"You know the courses, and you'll have the sa accurate to the yard or the

second She's a steady old girl and, knowing tide set and courses, as

you do, you can depend on her to the turn of a screw You have my best

wishes--but I'm done"

He put the fervor of final resolve into the declaration But, with

sailor's fraternal spirit of helpfulness he sat down and went into

the details of all the Montana's fehims He called in the mates and

introduced them to the new master They seemed to be quiet, sturdy men

who bore no malice because a new policy had put a new , and in this strictly business

presence Mayo did not presume to voice any of his doubts or his opinion

of his inefficiency

The rather stiff and decidedly painful cere the former

commander was soon over, and Captain Jacobs departed

"Why haven't you put on your unifor "You have fixed

yourself out with a new one, of course?"

"Yes, sir" Mayo's cheeks flushed slightly when he recollected how he

had strutted before the mirror in his rooilt-incrusted coat in the presence of Captain