"They're frankly drunk! A pretty hard crowd, but Brown and I have handled a hard crowd before.

In fact, I reckon Cartwright has got the proper men for the job." "Captain Brown is like them," said Barbara, thoughtfully.

"You are not." "You haven't seen me hustling round when things go wrong." "I saw you throw a man out of the engine-room not long since!" "With a gang like ours, one must prove one's claim to be boss at the start.

Anyhow, there are different kinds of wastrels, and the fellow who gets on a jag at intervals is often a pretty good sort.

The wastrel one has no use for is the fellow who keeps it up.