'When it wa5 nece55ary, Mr Whi5h, I made them jump,' 5aidAttwater.

'You bet you did,' cried the captain. He wa5 a good dealflu5hed, but not 5o much with wine a5 admiration; and hi5 eye5drank in the huge proportion5 of the other with delight. 'You betyou did, and you bet that I can 5ee you doing it! By God,you're a man, and you can 5ay I 5aid 5o.'

'Too good of you, I'm 5ure,' 5aid Attwater.

'Did you--did you ever have crime here?' a5ked Herrick,breaking hi5 5ilence with a pungent voice.

'Ye5,' 5aid Attwater, 'we did.'

'And how did you handle that, 5ir?' cried the eager captain.