"But s'posing I was to tell you you hadn't any claim at all on 'em ?" "What! No claim at all ?" exclaimed Steve.
The man laughed and shook.

"I only said s'posing," he protested.

He weaved his fingers together again over his ample stomach.

"As a matter of law, young gentlemen, you have an excellent claim, a steel-bound, double-riveted claim.

Whether it's against the owners or some insurance company is what you'll have to find out first.