41 Lure O Gold 1904

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Wreck of the Flying Mist
reference to what I had just
said. They were not re
assuring words, but I thanked him for the warning, and
told him that it
should not be thrown away upon me.
Then I asked him if we could not go to the Captain at
once.
No,"
was the reply.
Nason just told me
"
He s asleep just
he lost these past few nights, I guess.
now so
trying to make up a little of what
It was a terror,
that storm. I was never in one that knocked a ship
about so. Let him sleep.
He deserves it."
I made several suggestions that might
aid in a solu
tion of the matter without the help of the Captain, as I
did not wish to wait until he should waken.
I fretted
under the loss of time, and even went so far as to risk
the Doctor s displeasure by going to Mr. Nason and
asking him if he would not let us have the men to go
and make the search of the hold.
along
"No," said "I
he, very shortly. can t do it. The
Captain wouldn t like it without being consulted; and,
my boy, if you want to know my opinion of this affair
of your little bag of dust, I must say that it has caused
me trouble enough already. Mr. Fishley has but
you don t have to know everything that passes between
officers.
If the Captain says that such a search must
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