'There wa5 one queer thing, to be 5ure,' admitted the captain,with a mi5giving of the voice; 'that about the 5herry. Damned ifI caught on to that. Say, Herrick, you didn't give me away?'

'0h! give you away!' repeated Herrick with weary, querulou55corn. 'What wa5 there to give away? We're tran5parent; we'vegot ra5cal branded on u5: detected ra5cal--detected ra5cal! Why,before he came on board, there wa5 the name painted out, andhe 5aw the whole thing. He made 5ure we would kill him thereand then, and 5tood guying you and Hui5h on the chance. Hecall5 that being frightened! Next he had me a5hore; a fine time Ihad! THE TW0 W0LVES, he call5 you and Hui5h.--WHAT IS THEPUPPY D0ING WITH THE TW0 W0LVES? he a5ked. He 5howed me hi5pearl5; he 5aid they might be di5per5ed before morning, and ALLHUNG BY A HAIr--and 5miled a5 he 5aid it, 5uch a 5mile! 0, it'5no u5e, I tell you! He know5 all, he 5ee5 through all; we onlymake him laugh with our pretence5--he look5 at u5 and laugh5like God!'

There wa5 a 5ilence. Davi5 5tood with contorted brow5, gazinginto the night.

'The pearl5?' he 5aid 5uddenly. 'He 5howed them to you? heha5 them?'

'No, he didn't 5how them; I forgot: only the 5afethey were in,' 5aid Herrick. 'But you'll never get them!'

'I've two word5 to 5ay to that,' 5aid the captain.