There ain't a thing in this.

This ain't out at sea, ye know!" The landlord seemed to have the peculiar feeling that only ghosts that sailed or walked the briny deep were worthy of consideration.
"Explain it, then!" Merriwell demanded.

"You can make us feel that nothing strange happened last night if you will explain the thing." "You was just dopey!" the captain argued.

"Your nerves was shook up from bein' in the water so long, and the skeer of the collision." Though there seemed no use to make an investigation, Merriwell began one immediately.

He felt sure that Barney Mulloy was somewhere in Glen Springs.
"I know that I saw him!" was his persistent declaration.
"And heard him walk!" added Hodge.