6/14 I suppose, Captain, that if a man were overburdened with wealth he would scarcely follow a seafaring life, eh ?" "Then there is money in it ?" inquired Clubbe, guardedly. "Yes--there is money for all concerned, and to spare." Captain Clubbe had been born and bred among a people possessing little wealth and leading a hard life, only to come to want in old age. It was natural that this consideration should carry weight. He was anxious to do his best for the boy who had been brought up as his own son. He could think of nothing better than to secure him from want for the rest of his days. |