If he stands for me now he'll stand for me any time! And, before I go down and beard a harsh-looking purser in his den, won't you believe me when I say I'm deeply in love--" "In love with mystery and romance! In love with your own remarkable powers of invention! Really, I can't take you seriously--" "Before this voyage is ended you'll have to.

I'll prove to you that I care.

If the purser lets me go free--" "You have much to prove," the girl smiled.

"To-morrow--when Mrs.Tommy Gray introduces us--I may accept you--as a builder of plots.

I happen to know you are good.