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Will had promised his Sue that this trip, if well ended,

Should coil up his ropes and he'd anchor on shore

When his pockets were lined, why his life should be mended,

The laws he had broken he'd never break more

--Will Watch

They needed food, lease-money for their hired equipment was due, and the

dependents at Maquoit must be looked after

Pride and hope had inspired the crew at Razee to salvage the Conomo

intact Material removed from her would immediately beco a valuable and active asset

on board But there was no other resource in sight No word came from

Captain Wass; and Mayo had put little confidence in that possibility,

anyway

There was nothing else to do--theyon which they

could realize quickly

In the estimation of many practical men this procedure would have been

a warrantablea sacrifice of values

But to the captains on Razee it see of complete

surrender; it was the first step toward the dis a junk-pile of her, and they confessed to

theed to keep on in the work of