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the b urchin he hid had left in ch h rge of it I 1 he i N v ed 1000 1 on its p it it ise I 1 be he 1 9 id d aromi ed to p I 1 iv v ye ford ly ty tl TI at I 1 lenit en tance from I 1 is I 1 ti tier er it hid d come III just in the nick of ti i e S eddei dot iv he I 1 lecil ec billed led i lac i g tl tie e beck ID in 1 s till 1111 case and he geir heinl I 1 ed turns if dil ili ent ay y but found nothing it ii is simply imply imperative that he get some word ashore lie ile let his eyes rove over the ship in de peri dention tion ra ihen hen a I 1 pi v ti ight came to it in 1 e wifeless aloid bone I 1 ead why d tilt t you von tl ti i ic ot of that lor lot g igo A gl gi nee nt at tt tie e r aging showed him th t the laiti o 0 ti cr 17 was eq i I 1 i ed with a plant ai at d a to 10 ent liter piter I 1 ie e wis it amerin at the oper ator s door I 1 want arf to send a message right amily be he cued cited excitedly B t the ireless NN sl ook hia his tie el d with a smile 11 e re In install g a new stem the old w nt a t sat futory factory and arid it s I 1 cl ci ch i ed iho t then you you cin t se I 1 i I 1 message erss poss bly li it g doing until the next trip 1 avirl irh strode forai rd nd billed dis dig consolatti 13 don donn i pon the freight deck in a vain to collect his tl 0 bights he ile recalled recil led the incidents of tl at wild binl t ind began to have a disa i eting doubt D d th tint thit it chace melting meting with the chip aiom st I 1 ouis hive hire ai at 3 tl ing t d v ith I 1 ii is pre ence it re or I 1 id I 1 e reilly decided in some foolish drunken chini NN hinn to take a trip to central aberici he fie recollected thit jefferson Jet ferson I 1 ocke it hid id not him very y fai orally at the start tie tl e so ind ora of a agle b gle with wl i h kirk intel intebi 1 doted a in on to b eak f st rt ren him alithe tl it he wis fiu shed and he lost no tl if ne tie in going I 1 ie e low upon hia his the stew sten ird ard n ide it to I 1 alln I 1 a in 8 ie 1 e it irtle tie tit nier er thit ta tie e 0 cupal t of suit 3 i 1 ceded i oth i belond ahr eie pie po bession session of tl ose oe n q artees to li it su e the it ost consider cossidente consi dente ito tre trient F ik 11 NN is 19 placed it t the cai eat biln s table stable baic I 1 is hunger was so a i pl e aed I 1 id d I 1 I 1 elook grow n ore cheerful with the con I 1 lete ies les I 1 n of b d IN comfort off eatn 9 vo 11 se sei 1 legs 11 mr r I 1 ocke in lda I 1 ed the i lu in it I 1 11 I 1 1 IV i it if e is ai at tilt tili ny nv I 1 beg your birdon the passenger list s id that wis wig a mastil e mi I 1 n I 1 ne tie is 19 ste n tl may a 7 1 I ask who e i ire bo fro ind laid fora I 1 the pi pl e ig 1 f in mt I 1 I 1 oil g to w rl rt i tte tie ir nil wil ahat canal oh of con e ow I 1 ren emlet bo bonieta lug aliu abo t it pi pt i v ima iwa cai at il I 1 I 1 Is th t i bet heie e it Is tit t ts s the I 1 face stein tein replied diely 0 ob it I 1 ve he ud iid it me we ti lei ell boj oi wol aoi t be he r antl ng else gnei doati do in heie heire its the ol 01 e aud and only bubee t of mei tl ti 0 no o tody th nta of 01 r tire us ab it 1 ut anything ex ei el t the nal na I 1 oreb on it i ele el e a ks f i s ue u e I 1 lody ody who does see tills fel fellow I 1 0 tow ing do vu the hta hidirs irs t ai at tl ti I 1 ly y be beld 1 eld I 1 i bleiden blei del bald heidtm man of or youthful aple e T th it t is ste phet cortlandt lot boive ne headd of tie corti t S 1 re one of them I 1 it bed for the cubs 1 I mean the ts 4 of ashli ish hh li ton swell ie I 1 ie le so soc ean et f aki 11 i nd ad all ail tl it lie ile bt bi ke if ft t I 1 N eff ef fishel t the late ei et 1 wt I se e ted h it elf pi ite ito lien I 1 I 1 on he in ili trod I 1 td ld NI I 1 mr air cortlandt Coitt Coit andt landt if it leg ed aft aillon I 1 as ag a id I 1 blooded I 1 lah s it oled pet a 0 ab nb ns lately lei leod 0 d ol 01 t int fit ue ile heel eel i I 1 by bv a I 1 eat eais s effe lii ili tc t yet he w wis is one of those i 1 11 te to bell g ui ul on whon I 1 oie 0 ie an s it 11 ely lui im ione a I sr sretko ak of dust or a d be dof d of I 1 ei beira tion bv the way we re gettle R up lip a i ool ou on the sl st i it u h tun tan ettin told h s i 1 tw w a quail tance would you like to join I 1 eit es deed I 1 in for anything in the line of chan e very erv well wel I 1 1 11 see yo i in the ing room later it will cost yo i only 40 0 mib suddenly recalled his financial condition ondi tion and hastened to say a trifle lamely con e to think about it I 1 belle believe e 1 I 11 II stay out I 1 never table chanti g to glan e up at the moment be he found mr air cortlandt s eyes fixed tit aion on him NN th a peculiarly irly am sin ased look loot and a few i later be he followed mr air stein to tie deck dek above on e in h hs s own st stateroom room search bowed I kirk ork that even his watch was tone one and th hit it his only asset evIden evidently overlooked by the hilarious Uie glus ging and his partner copartner co in crime was a it odest three stone finder fluer ring he ile had neither baggage por money he was regarding his ring speculatively when the purser knocked then entered at his call I 1 ve just heird beird th tint it thebes e s a mis take about your ticket the newcomer began I 1 it t is tit ide on out t to NI mr r J jeffer eff er son pon locke but the doctor says you insist your Is son ething else that s right my name is anthony then how tow did I 1 get this ticket I 1 in sure I 1 1 I don t know iian have e you a adv nv b godge gage I 1 I 1 don t know what Is your destination I 1 don t know you 11 II pardon my limited vocabulary but I 1 don t understand neither do I 1 but I 1 must have some luggage I 1 need a clean shirt and col cot lar far if you are not mr locke the ticket is no good hilrah put me off you don t under understand the ticket Is good but pardon the personal nature of the question but what size shirt do you wear seventeen bev enteen saved let me have about six will you certainly not returned the other I 1 need all I 1 have ill have a look for your baggage mr Autti anthony ony and ill 1 II 11 see the captain about this ticket also look you up at later er he ile departed shaking his head as if ir this were a fairn of be he lad fail never neier beffie encountered ait A n ou on cut ent later kirk bark followed him and I 1 made n adl a I 1 lound of the deck staring at e 1 ich c 1 tia n an a he met and mentally estl matli u the girth of hia his neck then he made lit his way toward the shaoling sla oling ing room deter t to ent enl st the bell hell of his new acquaintance stein midway aft he pa ased A girl had emerged from the adlet louse t ouse ahead of him film whose appe nane N was nas as s flu lent ly IY stil bailkin bt ilkin klu to livert I 1 allm fill comei tar ly at liba fio flo 11 1 is q abt she was well oil abai atene e the I 1 height i life sander yet of an esq lislie ro n ded f illi till ess while her snug sang fitting biting tailor a adeff ade wn shobei the of or fill blik k let his eyes follow her tl ti tn tu retraced h s way around the deck in tit the hope of meeting her f fice tee to fice bit when they them bid h id I 1 et and p pissed is ed he went his way ay I 1 ai elv dl tit appold ted instead of a it girl ds ng the fir t bight of her youthful fi fl ie le I 1 id led him to ex peet he h deen d seen i w it f I 1 erha forty she w u s cert ill ili ly n t so h in I 1 some as I 1 e I 1 id lit I 1 ua ned ded from front a dis djs tance yet the face anis attra five the eyes were wide set scriv at d verv clear tl if e mo ith till large enough to be ex press lve her iler it lr ir st I 1 e in III the morn ing lug sin u in with a delicate hr br i ze I 1 abter tike like that of a turkey s wit g q lie he sed her fr tit his thoughts thought and conti continue nuel 1 his search for a el ingher seventeen shi t and collar to mitch in itch but be he did lot tot fare well he ile foun I 1 mr nir stein in tl e sm in I 1 1 ing ro m b it dis covered that 1 its Is size was fifteen and a fair 1 alf and etele NN wis 14 no one else to whom he co lid ild apply for a second time stein importuned him to buy a chance on the ship s run ran and fillan in this suggested sig si thit th it they hive a drink together had not kirk realized in ILI time his inal fifty to cate be he coill wo ill lave accepted for his recent adissi atlon had left him curiously weak ind nervo s q at tl e cost of an eff rt t weer vt P or I 1 ie e refused stein laughed 1 don t et sore gore all ships are alike we have to talk about something sorry I 1 can t help yo i vi alth till the shit t q deuced care less of them to lose your lug luggage age au manion ri beg it n kes one feel about as ble a a d i it alth jtb a I 1 brokett r at d 1 I ti i kli I 1 leit e it it g s t to I 1 I 1 e loi lot e I 1 out it that s all he ile it 11 d el ei iv IN at the well d eased u u n I 1 athe t the lo 10 i oer cherin in i I 1 i el ei t of I 1 ed agat st qt the ie le ther ili h itei I 1 tei was 1 C tl ti n tilt it s die ale us as ie ened aud and ds as satu ui at e s ht rit tip 1 ie lift t he ile wis w is split t pi il t h and s 3 la aud and in all tt if e tl tf e th t ai at tl n aa be he dd d d lot I 1 ot il ek e k t a s ul sae the wilter w liter did a 11 t shift his u tion save to I 1 ecko foi ful ai at tl it ei drink abo t 1 Is b t ir butiu let tive aloofness ds ie ed d the ul elf oler who shortly rewe buiu u d to tl ll e der deik k ile div s war fig ii g p and on the s it I 1 i v bide f the sh p the sted tea ner iter w till I 1 wo old mercele a ti I 1 h q ui I 1 its i it w s alli shuff lel ond after idl id ng bick hick aid di d f th i de 1 for tine p ie le ted a 1 if I dil aft at did d bit etel ed hi bi belt belf it do vo i wl rt h this for the voy ae si i I 1 ed tt e deck stevia I 1 if I 1 es I 1 tt auk s bj 1 I 11 II 1 t v i tan t e n it at i tl ti v s si it A tl if I 1 id d floor front iron t eti et veil tell ir I 1 11 I 1 e man wrote out a ca a d a I 1 fitted it to the b el ck of the h ir one dollar if oi ol 1 led lea e I 1 IIA ell I 1 fot got a d alir rhe ate N and nd id la il 11 ed as if to humor his p s ei er I 1 in afraid then yo i ant t bat ade e the ir it nr ur so 10 1 i 1 t up all the way to I 1 nd ad I 1 I 1 eh Y i lie J aln kinec g sir I 1 II 11 have to ply it in on self if it d n t M ike me as able s possible po sible by the way what size collir oil ir do you wear sixteen alik gilted send the purser to we ill I 1 11 fix up the chair mit ter with him NA hile bile he was as talking he heard the i irstle of skirts do clo e by ind s siw iw the won N on in he it d met e arlier seating her self next to him it im 1131 oyed taeyoung the young mm nain to realize that 0 it of all the childrs on oil deck I 1 e bad had selected the one near pst est hers then the duiser appeared D d you sei set d for me he ies there was a strange man at 0 ind just now and be he wanted a dol dot pir for tills this chair NN well ell I 1 want to establish a line of acied t the hursei grouted grunted and siy klik lik ian tan on seriously I 1 i e been all over your little ship but the 1 are boys size I 1 can t wear ear this collar any longer and I 1 can t find any baggage of yours I 1 ve seen tbt caption about tb th t ticket matter he wei t on and I 1 e ays iou mu t buy mother if you are joking you ve carried this thing fir enough if you are really strap I 1 ed as you say you are how does it eilpen h 11 pen that you are occupying the I 1 I 1 est huit bult on the ship it Is 13 a iona story U 11 imph you will nill hare have to give up those quarters and go forward why you have your money for that ti ket acs ics s but you re not mr air loci e well sir now that I 1 come to think it oi oer er I 1 believe my name la Is locke otei all lie ile grinned anyhow I 1 lot loe e my little room and I 1 thil k ill keep it please don t be peevish I 1 vant nant you to do me lafavor a favor lie ile re to the ring from bis his finger and binding it to the p erser sa d I 1 wa w nt lit y u to get n ne e two diamonds and a butys worth of shirts and coll coehrs irs and iso a safety the officer other managed to say with dignity you wish to raise money on tt atis Is I 1 presume very well 1 will see nhit hit can be if d ne tor you mr nir I 1 ocke locke CHAPTER IV new acqua atances IS he turi tuned ed away mrk be A tame came conscious tint thit the wo at min in in the next ch had let her book fall at aid d wis watching him mith PV a ased curiosity I 1 eeling a sudden desire to cogbil conn itin son e one he turned I 1 Is eyes upon hei hot with such a natural boyish smile that she could not t tile tike ike offense and beg n quite as if be he I 1 id known her for some time these people are money ra in d aren t they worst bunch or gold d fegers gers I 1 en eer er siw saw is S iriri ed ste sl e half raised her book but ilik mik ran on I 1 hot boe e yo i dor dot t mind ti y speaking to you im I 1 awfully loneski e my nan e la Is 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