It was, therefore, a severe blow to Peters, to find that Charlie was about to be sent on detached service.
As for Tim Kelly, he was uproarious in his grief, when he heard that he was to be separated from his master.
"Shure, Mr.Charlie, ye'll never have the heart to lave a poor boy, that sarved ye be night and day for eighteen months.

Tim Kelly would gladly give his life for ye, and ye wouldn't go and lave him behind ye, and go all alone among these black thaves of the world." "But it is impossible that I can take you, Tim," Charlie said.

"You know, yourself, that you cannot speak ten words of the language.

How then could you possibly pass undetected, whatever disguise you put on ?" "But I'd never open my mouth at all, at all, yer honor, barring for mate and drink." "It's all very well for you to say so, Tim," Charlie answered; "but I do not think that anything, short of a miracle, would silence your tongue.

But leave us now, Tim, and I will talk the matter over with Mr.Peters.I should be glad enough to have you with me, if we could arrange it." The moonshee was taken into their counsels, and was asked his opinion as to the disguise which Charlie could adopt, with least risk of detection.