They were talking about our crew and the new methods you had introduced.

It was mighty interesting to me, as I didn't know about those new methods myself." "How innocent!" muttered Jones.
Ditson elevated his eyebrows.
"What's that ?" he demanded.

"Why shouldn't I be innocent?
I am not on the crew, and the men are training and practicing secretly.

I have had no way of finding out what they were doing." "But some sneak has!" cried Rattleton, fiercely, "and he's been and blowed all he found out!" "Unless somebody on the crew has done the blowing," suggested Roll, exhaling a great puff of smoke.

"That is barely possible, you understand." "Possible! No!" cried Frank.