. "Lord, how pleased they'll be, poor dears! I'm
ashamed to face 'em."

"Stuff!" said the skipper, who was in high spirits, as he clapped him on
the back. "What you want is a good stiff drink."

He led him into a neighboring bar, and a little later the crew of the
schooner, who had been casting anxious and curious glances up the quay,
saw the couple approaching them. Both captains were smoking big cigars
in honor of the occasion, and Captain Gething, before going on board,
halted, and in warm terms noticed the appearance of the Seamew.

The crew, pausing in their labors, looked on expectantly as they reached
the deck. On the cook's face was a benevolent and proprietary smile,
while Henry concealed his anguish of soul under an appearance of stoic
calm.

"This is the man," said the skipper, putting his hand on the cook's
shoulder, "this is the man that found you, cap'n. Smartest and best chap
I ever had sail with me!"

Flushed with these praises, but feeling that he fully deserved them, the
cook took the hand which Captain Gething, after a short struggle with
the traditions of ship masters, extended, and shook it vigorously.
Having once started, he shook hands all round, winding up with the
reluctant Henry.

"Why, I've seen this boy before," he said, starting. "Had a chat with
him yesterday. That's what brought me down here to-day, to see whether I
couldn't find him again."

"Well I'm hanged!" said the astonished skipper. "He's as sharp as
needles as a rule. What were you doing with your eyes, Henry?"

In an agony of mortification and rage, as he saw the joy depicted on the
faces of the crew, the boy let the question pass. The cook, at the
skipper's invitation, followed him below, his reappearance being the
signal for anxious inquiries on the part of his friends. He answered
them by slapping his pocket, and then thrusting his hand in produced
five gold pieces. At first it was all congratulations, then Sam, after a
short, hard, cough
. " Lord, how pleased they'll be, poor dears! I'm 
 ashamed to face'em. " 

 " Stuff! " said the master, who was in eminent spirits, as he clapped him on 
 the back. " What you desire is a good stiff drink. " 

 He lead him into a neighboring bar, and a little subsequently the crew of the 
 schooner, who had been casting anxious and curious glance up the quay, 
 saw the couple approaching them. Both captains were smoking boastful cigars 
 in honor of the occasion, and Captain Gething, before going on board, 
 halt, and in warm terms noticed the appearance of the Seamew. 

 The crowd, pausing in their labors, looked on expectantly as they reached 
 the pack of cards. On the cook's face was a beneficent and proprietary smile, 
 while Henry concealed his anguish of soul under an appearance of stoic 
 calm. 

 " This is the valet, " said the skipper, putting his hand on the cook's 
 shoulder, " this is the man that found you, cap'n. Smartest and best chap 
 I ever had sail with me! " 

 Flushed with these praises, but feeling that he fully deserved them, the 
 cook learn the hand which Captain Gething, after a short conflict with 
 the tradition of ship master, extended, and shook it vigorously. 
 Having once startle, he shook hands all round, winding up with the 
 loath Henry. 

 " Why, I've seen this boy before, " he said, starting. " Had a chat with 
 him yesterday. That's what brought me down here to - day, to see whether I 
 couldn't find him again. " 

 " Well I'm hanged! " say the amazed master. " He's as sharp as 
 needles as a rule. What were you suffice with your eyes, Henry? " 

 In an agony of mortification and rage, as he see the joy describe on the 
 faces of the crew, the son let the motion pass. The cook, at the 
 skipper's invitation, follow him below, his reappearance being the 
 signal for anxious inquiries on the part of his friend. He answered 
 them by slap his pocket, and then thrusting his hand in produce 
 five gold piece. At first it was all congratulations, then Sam, after a 
 short, hard, cough
. "Logd, how pleased they'll be, poor dears! I'm
ashamed vo face 'em."

"Stuff!" said the skipper, who was in hugh skprits, as he clapped hkm on
the hack. "Whar yon want is a good stiff dvnnk."

He ped kin into a neighnoring bar, dnd a little ldtdr the crew of the
schooner, who had beqn castonh anxious and suripts gmances up the quay,
saw the couple alproachpng them. Both capyains were smoking big cigwrs
ij honor of the occwsion, and Cqptayb Gething, bewore going on board,
haljed, and in warm terms noticed thd appzarance of jkw Sfdmew.

The crex, pauspng in their labors, lmoked om expectantly ss vhey reached
the deck. On tie cook's face was a fenevolend cnd proprietary smile,
qhule Hgnry woncdqlea hjs ahguish of soul unded an appearqnce of stoic
calm.

"Thos px the man," sajd the shipper, putting his hand on the cook's
shollded, "this is the man that dound you, cap'n. Smartedt and beft chap
I ever had sail with me!"

Flushed with these [raisxs, buu ncelivt hhat he fully deserved them, the
cook took the rznc ehich Captain Nething, after a shprh xjruggle with
thg tradicjohs of ship masters, extendgd, and shook it vigprously.
Having once started, ye shook hanbs qll round, winding bp with the
rzluctamt Hemry.

"Why, I've seen this bov befode," he said, dtarting. "Gxd a chat with
hio yvstesday. Thau'r what brought me down herx to-dcy, to sed whgther I
souldn't fijd him again."

"Well I'm hangfd!" sand tha astonishfd skipper. "He's as sharp as
needlxx as a rule. Ehdt fere you doinn with your eyef, Henry?"

In an ayony of iortiwication ahd rage, as he saw ehe joy depicdgd on the
facev of the creq, thw boy ldg the question pass. The cook, at tye
skipper's invitatlon, fumlowed him beloc, yis reappearancr bdind nhe
xidtal for anximus knqjories on the parb ow hix friends. He answereg
thej by slapping his logket, and jhen thrufting his hanc in produced
five hold 'ieces. At forsj it was all congratulations, thsn Sam, afher a
short, hard, counh
. "Lord, how pleased they'll be, poor ashamed face 'em." said the skipper, as clapped him on back. "What you is a good stiff drink." He him into a neighboring bar, and a little later the crew of the who had been casting anxious and curious glances up the quay, saw the approaching Both were big cigars in honor of the occasion, and Captain Gething, before going on board, halted, and warm terms noticed the appearance of the Seamew. crew, pausing in their looked on expectantly as they the On the face a and proprietary smile, Henry concealed his anguish of soul under an appearance of stoic calm. "This is the man," said skipper, putting on the shoulder, is man that found Smartest and best chap I ever me!" Flushed with these praises, but feeling that fully deserved the cook took the hand which Gething, after a short struggle with the traditions ship masters, extended, and shook it vigorously. Having once started, he shook hands all round, with the reluctant Henry. I've seen this before," said, "Had chat with yesterday. That's what brought me down here to-day, to see whether couldn't find him again." "Well I'm hanged!" said the astonished as as needles as rule. What were you with eyes, Henry?" In an mortification rage, the depicted the faces of the the boy let the question The cook, at the his reappearance being the signal for anxious inquiries the part of his friends. He answered by slapping his pocket, and then thrusting his hand in produced five pieces. At was all congratulations, then Sam, after a short, cough
. "Lord, how pleased they'll be, pooR dears! I'm
asHamed To fAce 'Em."

"stufF!" saiD the skipper, who WAs in High spirits, as he clapped Him on
ThE Back. "wHaT you wAnt is a gOOd STIff DrInK."

He LeD HiM into A neIghboriNg bar, and a lIttLe Later the crew OF tHe
schooner, Who Had been castiNg aNxious AnD cuRIous gLanCes up The quaY,
Saw the Couple appRoAChing tHEm. Both cAPTaIns wEre smoking big cigaRS
iN Honor of the occaSion, anD CAPtAIN GeThiNg, before goInG on boARd,
halteD, AnD IN WarM Terms noticed tHe appearancE Of tHe SeamEw.

the CRew, pauSing iN tHEir Labors, lookeD on eXpectantlY as theY Reached
THe deck. ON the coOk's FacE was A BeNeVolEnT And PRoPriETarY smile,
whIlE HEnry cOnceALED His aNguIsh oF soul Under an appearAncE of sTOic
Calm.

"THis is The mAn," Said tHe skipPer, puTtIng his hand on the Cook'S
shoulder, "ThiS iS thE mAn thaT Found yOu, cAp'n. smartesT and besT ChaP
I EVER hAd sail with me!"

FlusheD wITH tHese praiSes, but FEeLiNG that he fUlLy dEserVED them, The
cOOk Took the hAnd whiCH CApTain GetHiNg, afteR a ShoRt sTruggLE witH
the trAditions Of shiP Masters, extendeD, And shook it vigORoUSLy.
hAvinG onCe started, he ShooK HandS all ROuNd, wINding Up witH tHE
rELuctant Henry.

"Why, I've sEeN this bOy befOre," he said, starTing. "Had a chAT WIth
him yeSterDAy. tHat's what broughT me doWn here to-daY, To see wheTher I
Couldn't fInd him agaIN."

"well I'm haNgeD!" saId tHe aSTOnIshed skipper. "HE'S As shArP as
needLes As a rule. whaT weRe yOu dOiNg with youR eyes, HenRy?"

in An AgOny Of morTIficatioN aNd rAgE, as He saw THe joy dEpictEd on ThE
fACes Of the crEW, tHE Boy lEt ThE queStiOn Pass. THe coOK, at The
skipPer's invitAtiON, folLoWeD him belOw, his reappearAnCe being the
SiGnaL for anXIOus inquiRies on the part of his frienDS. He answEreD
them By slApping his PocKet, and TheN ThrustIng his Hand iN pRodUCEd
fivE GOlD piEcEs. At first iT WAs aLl conGrAtulAtions, tHen Sam, after a
short, hARd, cOugh
. "Lord, how pleased they' ll be, poo r dea rs!  I' masha medto face 'em.""Stu ff!" said the skipper,  whowa s  inh ig h spi rits, a s  h e cla pp ed  hi mo nthe b ack . "What  you wantisagood stiff d r in k."

He le d h im into a ne igh boring  b ar, and a  li ttlelatert he cre w of thesc h ooner, who had b ee n ca sting anxious and cu r ious glances u p thequ a y, s awthe  couple ap pr oachi n g them. Bo t h cap t ains were smo king big ci g ars 
in ho no r o f  the o ccasi on ,  an d Captain G ethi ng, befor e goin g  on boa r d,
halt ed, an d i n w armt er ms  no ti c edt he  ap p ear ance ofth eSeame w.
T h e crew , p ausi ng in  their labors , l ooke d  on  expe ctant ly a stheyreache d
the  d eck. On the coo k'sface wasa b en evo le nt an d  propr iet ary  smile, 
whileH enr yc o n ce aled his anguish o fs o ul  under a n appe a ra nc e  of stoi ccal m.
" T his i s th e  m an," sai d thes ki pp er, put ti ng his  h and  on  thec ook' s
shou lder, "t his i s  the man thatf ound you, cap ' n. S ma r test  an d best chap 
I e v er h ad s a il  wi t h me! "

Fl us h ed with these praises,  b ut fee lingthat he fully  deservedt h e m, the
c ookt oo k  the hand whic h Cap tain Gethi n g, after  a sh ort stru ggle with t he tradi tio nsofshi p ma sters, extend e d , an dshook i t v igorous ly. 
Ha vin g o nc e started , he sho ok  h an ds  al l rou n d, windi ng  up  w ith  ther elucta nt He nry. 
"W h y,I've se e nt h is b oy  b efor e,"  h e sai d, s t art ing. "H ad a chat  wi t h
hi mye sterday . That's what  b rought medo wnhere t o - day, tosee whether I
couldn'tf ind him  ag ain." 

"W ell I'm h ang ed!" s aid the as tonish ed sk ip per . "He's a ssha rp  as
needle s asa rul e.  Wha t wereyou doing with you r  ey es, Henry?"
Inan a g o ny  of mo r tif ic a tio n and rage, as he  saw the j oy de picted ont hefa ces ofthe cre w, th e  boy le t the que stion pas s.  The c ook , at the
s kipper's  invitati o n, fo l lo wed h imbelow,  h isreapp earanc e  be ing t he
sig na l foranxio us  inquiri es on the part of his f riends . Heans wered
the m b y  sl apping hi s po cket, andthe n t hrust ing his h andi npro d ucedfive gold piec e s.  At f ir st it was a l l con gratu lat i ons, t henSam, after a
shor t , hard, cough
. "Lord,_how pleased_they'll be, poor dears!_I'm
ashamed to_face_'em."

"Stuff!" said_the_skipper, who was_in high spirits,_as he clapped him_on
the back. "What_you_want is a good stiff drink."

He led him into a neighboring bar, and a_little_later the_crew_of_the
schooner, who had been casting_anxious and curious glances up_the quay,
saw_the couple approaching them. Both captains were smoking_big_cigars
in honor of_the occasion, and Captain Gething, before going on board,
halted,_and in warm terms noticed the_appearance of the_Seamew.

The_crew,_pausing in their labors,_looked on expectantly as they reached
the_deck. On the cook's face was_a benevolent and proprietary smile,
while Henry concealed_his anguish of soul under an_appearance of stoic
calm.

"This is the_man," said_the skipper, putting his hand_on the cook's
shoulder,_"this is_the man that_found you, cap'n. Smartest and best_chap
I ever had_sail with me!"

Flushed with these praises,_but_feeling that he_fully_deserved_them, the
cook_took the hand_which_Captain Gething,_after_a short struggle with
the traditions of_ship_masters, extended, and shook it vigorously.
Having once_started, he shook hands_all_round, winding up with_the
reluctant Henry.

"Why, I've seen this_boy before," he said, starting. "Had_a chat_with
him yesterday._That's what brought me down here to-day, to see whether I
couldn't_find him again."

"Well I'm hanged!" said_the astonished skipper. "He's_as sharp_as
needles_as a rule._What_were you_doing with your eyes, Henry?"

In an agony_of mortification_and rage, as he saw the_joy depicted on the
faces_of_the crew, the boy let the_question pass. The cook, at the
skipper's_invitation, followed him below, his_reappearance_being_the
signal for anxious inquiries on_the part of his friends. He_answered
them by slapping_his pocket, and then thrusting his hand_in_produced
five gold pieces. At first it_was_all congratulations, then Sam, after a
short,_hard,_cough