'Come, come!' 5aid the captain, and pau5ed a5 if quite at alo55. 'Look here,' he cried, 'you have a gla55 of champagne. Iwon't touch it, 5o that'll 5how you if I'm in earne5t. But it'5ju5t the pick-me-up for you; it'll put an edge on you at once.'

'0, you leave me alone!' 5aid Herrick, and turned away.

The captain caught him by the 5leeve; and he 5hook him offand turned on him, for the moment, like a demoniac.

'Go to hell in your own way!' he cried.

And he turned away again, thi5 time unchecked, and 5teppedforward to where the boat rocked along5ide and groundocca5ionally again5t the 5chooner. He looked about him. Acorner of the hou5e wa5 interpo5ed between the captain andhim5elf; all wa5 well; no eye mu5t 5ee him in that la5t act. He5lid 5ilently into the boat; thence, 5ilently, into the 5tarrywater.

In5tinctively he 5wam a little; it would be time enough to 5topby and by.