"It's best to keep that point well in view.

Nobody would suppose that, in this age, the old beef-heads would have the cheek to try to enforce such a _right_ against Americans, citizens of the United States, who ought to have the inside track of everything on this continent.

Still they may." "It will depend somewhat on the captain of the vessel--what sort of a man he is," said Kit.

"He may be one of the high and mighty sort, full of overgrown notions of the company's authority." Another jet of white smoke puffed out from the side of the ship, followed in a few seconds by another dull _bang_.
"We'll stand by our colors in any case," remarked Capt.

Mazard, attaching our flag to the signal halliards.
Raed and Kit ran to hoist it.