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Captains Courageous

CHAPTER VI
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Counahan the Navigator we called him." "Nick Counahan he never went aboard fer a night 'thout a pond o' rum somewheres in the manifest," said Tom Platt, playing up to the lead.
"He used to bum araound the c'mission houses to Boston lookin' fer the Lord to make him captain of a towboat on his merits.

Sam Coy, up to Atlantic Avenoo, give him his board free fer a year or more on account of his stories.

Counahan the Navigator! Tck! Tck! Dead these fifteen year, ain't he ?" "Seventeen, I guess.

He died the year the Caspar McVeagh was built; but he could niver keep things sep'rate.

Steyning tuk him fer the reason the thief tuk the hot stove--bekaze there was nothin' else that season.
The men was all to the Banks, and Counahan he whacked up an iverlastin' hard crowd fer crew.


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