A Queer Race: The Story of a Strange People — page 22: what you’re looking at

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A QUEER RACE. 19 from Captain Peyton, who had lately returned from one yoyage and was about to start on another. He condoled with me over the failure, and inquired what I ‘thought of doing,” whereupon, as he was an old friend, I told him of my difficulties, and asked his advice. | ‘What do [ think you should do?” he exclaimed, Cheerily. ‘*‘ Why, what can you do better than come with me to Montevideo? I mean, of course, as my guest. Make the round trip; you will be back in six months, and by that time business will be better, and you will get as many berths as youwant. Young men of your capacity and energy are not too plentiful. Whatdo you say?” “Yes, with all my heart!” I answered, grasping his hand. ‘‘ Thanks, a thousand times thanks, Captain Pey- tou! I have long wanted to make a deep-sea voyage, and after the turmoil and anxiety of the iast few weeks the Diana will be a veritable haven of rest. When do you sail?” ‘In a fortnight or so.” . Ail right; I shall be ready. I suppose Bolsover is still with you?” ‘“ Yes, Crazy T'om is our boatswain; and a good one he makes. He will mavbe tell you that yarn of his, if you take him whe he is in the humor. I tried him one day, butit was nogo. He would not bite. Iexpect he thought I wanted to chaff him.” ‘“Yarn? yarn? Oh, lremember. Something about a galleon, isn’t 1t?” ‘Yes; aSpanish treasure-ship lost agesago. ‘The crazy beggar believes she is still afloat. He is sane on every other point, though. However, you get him to tell you all about it. It is a romantic sort of yarn, I fancy.” ‘* When we get to sea.” “Yes; that will be the time. When we get into the northeast trades, all sails set aloft and alow, and there is not much going on—that is your time for spinning yarns.” Shortly after this I heard a piece of news which com- pleted the tale of my misfortunes, and made me wretched beyond measure. I heard that Amy Mainwaring was en- gaged to young Kelson! If my mother had not seen it it in a letter written by Amy herself to acommon friend, I couldn’t have believed it; but incredulity’ was 1mpos- sible. I was terribly cut up and extremely indignant, (Eo) nA) G JOO (E(0)