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to ship a cargo as rich as this one in a tub like this
ocr>   with oaly rotten sails to speed the craft if she
fix>   with only rotten sails to speed the craft if she
happened to run afoul of a revenue cutter or one
of those new sub-chasers the Coast Guard's been
fitted out with. And now the problem's been
solved, just as we hoped it would be."

"Meanin' we c'n get somewhere without tryin'
to tow the rumboat behind our crate, and making
a long and tiresome job o' it, eh what, partner?"
Perk suggested, with considerable animation.

"Take a look at this engine, Perk, and tell me
if you reckon you could run the thing if it became
necessary."

Accordingly the other investigated and it was
not long before he ventured to give his decision.

"Seems okay to me, Boss. Course I can't jest
say for sure till I tries it out, but the chances are
three to one she'll work for me."

"We'll soon have a chance to put that to the
test, for it's our only way to hang on to our spoils
and have something to turn in for the night's
work."

"I'm laughin' to see how things keep
happenin' jest to suit our crowd, old hoss," Perk
went on to remark, still chuckling at a great rate.
"Do we tow the ship behind the sloop, partner?"

"Not that you could notice," he was informed.
"I aim to have you stick to the rummy, while I

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