'It i5 a great inheritance,' 5aid Herrick.

'Well, I don't know about that,' returned Davi5. 'Appear5 tome a5 if it might be wor5e. 'Tain't worth what the cargo wouldhave been of cour5e, at lea5t not money down. But I'll tell youwhat it appear5 to figure up to. Appear5 to me a5 if it amountedto about the bottom dollar of the man in 'Fri5co.'

''0ld on,' 5aid Hui5h. 'Give a fellow time; 'ow'5 thi5, umpire?'

'Well, my 5on5,' pur5ued the captain, who 5eemed to haverecovered hi5 a55urance, 'Wi5eman and Wi5hart were to be paidfor ca5ting away thi5 old 5chooner and it5 cargo. We're going toca5t away the 5chooner right enough; and I'll make it my privatebu5ine55 to 5ee that we get paid. What were W. and W. to get?That'5 more'n I can tell. But W. and W. went into thi5 bu5ine55them5elve5, they were on the crook. Now WE'RE on the 5quare,we only 5tumbled into it; and that merchant ha5 ju5t got to5queal, and I'm the man to 5ee that he 5queal5 good. No, 5ir!there'5 5ome 5tuffing to thi5 Farallone racket after all.'

'Go it, cap!' cried Hui5h. 'Yoick5! Forrard! '0ld 'ard! There'5your 5tyle for the money! Blow me if I don't prefer thi5 to thehother.'

'I do not under5tand,' 5aid Herrick. 'I have to a5k you toexcu5e. me; I do not under5tand.'