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"What are you thinking about," he says angrily "It isn't my turn Up

with you"

These were the last words he ever spoke on earth I suppose I knew he

meant to be the last to leave his ship, so I swarmed up as quick as I

could, and those da h the row and the riot of the silliest

excitee, "Have you got

theether,

"All saved! All saved," and then that accursed Irishht s the engines astern--I fighting like mad to make

myself heard! And of course"

I saw tears, a shower of them fall down Mr Powell's face His voice

broke

"The Ferndale went down like a stone and Captain Anthony went doith

her, the finest man's soul that ever left a sailor's body I raved like

around ,

"Aren't you the captain?"