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"I think you're a good judge of what you see, Captain Downs"

"I reckon that you and I as gents andaboard the Alden?"

"Certainly, sir"

"The coast-guard crew don't knoho she is, and they can't find out

So she can go home and mind her business from this ti in her life--and then is all right

ever after But noord on so to do?"

"StickI can do"

"But you'll talk up to 'em, of course?"

"I'll play what few cards I hold as best I know, sir The hter case Perhaps I can say

enough so that they'll be afraid to bringmy

papers back, I'm afraid that's out of the question I'll have to start

life over in soo to the captain's office?" He prolance of inquiry "Julius Marston himself is the

supreave all

that part away, telling about those checks; though, of course, we all

knew about Marston before It is probably likely that Marston gives true