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No shore leave was granted the crew of the Halfmoon while the vessel lay off Honolulu, and deep and os of the men Only First Officer Ward and the secondand holystoning as a vent for their pent eer had abandoned his daylight strolls on deck In fact he never once left his cabin while the Halfmoon lay at anchor until darkness had fallen; then he would co for an hour at a time with eyes fastened steadily upon the brave little yacht frohter and softacross the still water

When Mr Ward and the secondhappened They entered a third-rate hotel near the water front, engaged a room for a week, paid in advance, were in their rooed clothed in civilian raiment

Then they hastened to another hostelry--a first-class one this time, and the second mate walked ahead in frock coat and silk hat while Mr Ward trailed behind in a neat, blue serge sack suit, carrying both bags

At the second hotel the second istered as Henri Theriere, Count de Cadenet, and servant, France His first act thereafter was to hand a note to the clerk asking that it be dispatched i, Esq, On Board Yacht Lotus

Count de Cadenet and his servant repaired immediately to the count's rooms, there to await an answer to the note Henri Theriere, the second officer of the Halfmoon, in frock coat and silk hat looked every inch a nobleentleman What his past had been only he knew, but his polished ation and sea toward the ways of the s with the men beneath him had led Skipper Simms to assume that he had once held a commission in the French Navy, frorace

The er He had been signed as second officer for this cruise through the intervention of Divine and Clinker He had sailed with Simms before, but the skipper had found him too hard a custo another second when Divine and Clinker discovered him on board the Halfmoon and after ten minutes' conversation with him found that he fitted so perfectly into their sche him