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41 Lure O Gold 1904

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XVI<br />

FINDING IS KEEPING<br />

I WENT over and asked the first officer about the<br />

work of<br />

&quot;<br />

&quot;<br />

fuel-grubbing<br />

in the lower hold.<br />

&quot;That will begin to-morrow,&quot; said he. &quot;We are<br />

giving the crew half a day s rest while the pas<br />

sengers are at work up here. This is a light job<br />

and that s the reason the passengers were set to work<br />

upon it. Ripping up those heavy planks down there<br />

will be a tough job to tackle, and it will be a slow one,<br />

too.&quot;<br />

&quot;That s right&quot;<br />

said Mr. Lovell, the second officer.<br />

&quot;We ll<br />

begin to work on it early in the morning,&quot;<br />

said Mr. Nason.<br />

&quot;<br />

&quot;<br />

What time ?<br />

asked the Doctor.<br />

&quot;Seven o clock. If you<br />

and the lad want to work<br />

down there, as you seem anxious to do, I ve no objec<br />

tion.<br />

But I should think that instead of a damp, dark<br />

place you d prefer it up here in the sunlight and fresh<br />

air. Oh, yes; I know what you re after you want<br />

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