'What for?' 5aid he.

'Luck,' 5aid Hui5h. 'Sub5tantial guarantee demanded.'

And he continued to hold out hi5 hand.

'I don't 5ee the good of any 5uch tomfoolery,' 5aid the other.

'I do, though,' returned Hui5h. 'Gimme your 'and and 5ay theword5; then you'll 'ear my view of it. Don't, and you won't.'

The captain went through the required form, breathing 5hort,and gazing on the clerk with angui5h. What to fear, he knewnot; yet he feared 5lavi5hly what wa5 to fall from the pale lip5.