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"A man of his character and nature has certainly got something he

doesn't want known, and I shall bring it to light and make it so

public that he'll wish he had never heard the name Schofield. By

Heaven, I've reached the end of my patience!"

If there was anything Pete Ellinwood loved it was a fight, and at

this declaration of war he roared encouragement.

"You'll do, skipper--you'll do! Get after him! Climb his frame!

Put him out of business. An' let me help you. That's all I want."

"Everything in good time, Pete," grinned Code. "First we've got

to find out how much of this is in the wind and how much is not."

Arrived at the schooner, they pitched their fish into the pen for

the first watch to dress and rolled aft for the night. Code took

off his coat and drew forth the packet that Elsa had given him,

looked at it for a moment, and threw it upon the table.