HIS SECOND WIND The first weeks were not pleasant for The Pilot.

He had been beaten, and the sense of failure damped his fine enthusiasm, which was one of his chief charms.

The Noble Seven despised, ignored, or laughed at him, according to their mood and disposition.

Bruce patronized him; and, worst of all, the Muirs pitied him.

This last it was that brought him low, and I was glad of it.