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"What thing, and what are you talking about?"

Captain Wass patted his coat pocket

"I convinced her, and it was lucky that I was able to, for it's a ht to be let in But after this

you mustn't keep any secrets away from me if you expect ood advice when I give it to

you I advised you to grab Julius Marston's daughter and, by thunder!

you went and done it Now--"

Mayo i, within this ro for me, have you?"

"She is a keen one, son," proceeded the captain,"Huntedthat I had you

with me on the old Nequasset, and put questions to ht to have been more confidential with me"

"Captain Wass, I can't stand anyfor me, hand it over!"

"I have taken pains for you, traveled down here, four or five hundred

your time for the trip and for this conversation," declared