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"I don't know just what you are," hty phony about this, but I haven't got you

sized up just yet"

"I'll go back--go back right now I supposed I was asking a favor of

a gentleman and a brother officer" He started on his return to the

ladder

"Go get your stuff," commanded Mayo "If your business here is all your

own, I don't want to spy on you"

He went back to question the captain of the tug for inforard to the Ethel and May

"She's in Limeport," reported the captain, elbows on his -sill

"Ca You've bit off quite a

chunk here, haven't you? We all thought this storm had sluiced her Made

quite a stir up and down the water-front when old Can-dage blew along

and reported that she had lived it out"

"Reckon so in another key about the

prospects out here, about now, aren't they?"

"Ain't so sure about that, sir," stated the towboatinto an

easier attitude

"Isn't there a feeling on shore that we are likely to ood on