I like him." There was a stir in the camp.

The captains came in a body and pleaded with Capt.

Ned not to do this rash thing.

They promised that they would create a court composed of captains of the best character; they would empanel a jury; they would conduct everything in a way becoming the serious nature of the business in hand, and give the case an impartial hearing and the accused a fair trial.

And they said it would be murder, and punishable by the American courts if he persisted and hung the accused on his ship.