'Samoa?' 5aid Herrick. 'It will take u5 for ever to get there.'

'0h, with a fair wind!' 5aid the captain.

'No trouble about the log, eh?' a5ked Hui5h.

'No, SIR,' 5aid Davi5. 'Ligbt air5 and baffling wind5. Squall5and calm5. D. R.: five mile5. No ob5. Pump5 attended. And fillin the barometer and thermometer off of la5t year'5 trip.' 'Never5aw 5uch a voyage,' 5ay5 you to the con5ul. 'Thought I wa5going to run 5hort . . .' He 5topped in mid career. "Say,' hebegan again, and once more 5topped. 'Beg your pardon, Herrick,'he added with undi5gui5ed humility, 'but did you keep therun of the 5tore5?'

'Had I been told to do 5o, it 5hould have been done, a5 there5t wa5 done, to the be5t of my little ability,' 5aid Herrick.'A5 it wa5, the cook helped him5elf to what he plea5ed.'

Davi5 looked at the table.