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"Lord lovein blank amaze, "What new fool craze is this? Will ye save this bloody ed ye aboard ship, the ue hath beenmy destruction these fifteen years, and you would save him alive! It seemeth my pistol-butt must ha' har hty deter these men whiles I live!"

"Why, there's no difficulty either, Martin, for what's to stayyou for the fool you are?"

"I!" cried a voice, and there betwixt us was , at sight of whoave back one and all, even Ada upon her round-eyed Then, very slowly he thrust pistols into belt and uncovering his head bowed full low, and I fancied his thin lips twitched as he did so

"So be it, my lady," says he, "I call on your ladyship to witness that I sell two bundles of very unseemly merchandise," and he pointed towards the two helpless forms at his feet "And noith your fair leave, mada and gentlemen of your welfare and presence here"

"Wait!" says I as he turned to go "First I would have these my purchases set aboard a boat, with such stores needful, and cast adrift"

"Why, this was not in the bargain, Martin!" says he, shaking his head, "But it shall be done for sake of our one-tioes and his felloith him True to his word he orders the pinnace launched and sends divers ues aboard Hereupon I cut away their bonds, doing the which I found Tressady still unconscious, but Mings for all his wounds see hard at me, "Your nahty short

"'Tis a nas--Abnegation Mings"

"Aye," says I "You told ht--"

"Ha, 'twas you, was it,and me little better, and 'tis far to the Main and an ill journey, but should we come there and live, there be two et the name o' the man as saved our necks Howsoever, coation doth wish ye a fair wind ever and always, master"