"I have been making inquiries, and I find that you have only yourself to thank for the position in which you find yourself.

I am sorry to be harsh with you." "Harsh ?" repeated the other, hardly able to believe his ears.

"You-- harsh to me ?" "But it is for your own good," pursued Captain Hardy; "it is no pleasure to me to punish you.

I shall keep an eye on you while you're aboard, and if I see that your conduct is improving you will find that I am not a hard man to get on with." Captain Nugent stared at him with his lips parted.

Three times he essayed to speak and failed; then he turned sharply and, gaining the open air, stood for some time trying to regain his composure before going forward again.