A Queer Race: The Story of a Strange People — page 11: what you’re looking at

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a % A QUEER RACE. ‘“No, All the other boats was lying off on the star- board side of her.” | «© After that you went away?” ‘‘ Ves; we were not more than fifty miles from the coast of Cuba, and we made land before morning.” ‘Who do you suppose were the captain’s confederates? TI mean who, besides himself, do you think was concerned in this vile plot to sink the ship?” «<The carpenter and the first officer.” «© And the other sailor who was in the dingey with you —what hag become of him?” ‘¢ Alec Tobin? Where he is just now 1 cannot say; but he shipped at Cuba aboard a homeward-bound ship.” ‘¢ Well, Mr. Bolsover, J am very much obliged for this information; it is very important. I said I would keep your secret, but I think I shall have tomention the mit- ter to our directors. ‘he information would be of no ise to me else. However, that need not trouble you. You shall be protected, whatever comes.” ‘¢ That is all I want, sir.” «And rewarded. In the meantime, take this ”—offer- ing him a sovereign. ‘<Not for me, thank you, sir. If I was to take money for my information it wouldn’t look right. You have only my word for this ’ere, and a man shouldn’t take pay for telling the truth.” “You are an honest fellow, Bolsover—as honest as you look. If you won’taccept money, I must try to show my gratitude in some other way. It was very good of you to come to me. How did you happen to know my name, might I ask?” ‘““Oh, I have seen you afore, sir. You maybe re- member breakfasting with Captain Peyton aboard the Diana one morning when she lay in the Huskisson Dock?” ‘©7T remember it very well.” “Well, I was one of his crew, and heard him speak of you afterward, and say as you knew ‘ Lloyd’s Register ’ off by heart; and I heard Captain Deep, of the Niobe, tell the first officer one dayas the ship was insured in the Oriental and Occidental, so it seemed sort of natural as j should come to you.” | — (E(O) Al O) oy @)(0) cS (EO) m =