The Huttig news., 1917-11-17
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to pass through the Channel? Why, your whole darn cargo, they tell me, is contraband."
 "Who tells you?'
 Never mind who. It's the truth, isn't it?'
 Yes, you might as well know mostly munitions of war, but contract cd for months before war was de clared. However, that's nothing to d5 with your status on board. It is noth- ing to you, is it, who gets the cargo or where it is finally landed?"
 'It is something to me whether I'm safe in New York. or rotting in an Eng fish, or French prison" he said sullen- ly Besides, that's not all. I've got deal on there that means more than million dollars! l can't afford to drift about here on this rotten tramp"
 The saving of this boat and cargo means more to Bascom than your mil lion dollar trade does to you.''
 ''What's Bascoms affairs to me?" he sneered. "He took his chances. didn't he? You seem to think l owe the man something. l suppose he told you. or else the girl did, that l crippled him for life. Well, he deserved all he got. I pay my debts, let me tell you, and I've got some against you to he settled vet. Don't preach Philip Bascom to me. It's not for his sake you are hang ing on here. and trying to get this ship to Hamburg. Ia not so blind as all that"
 "What de you mean?"
 Mean, Why that is Carrington's girl, isn't it, you and pulled out of the yacht? Lord. 1 knew her when the first streak of daylight came. and I saw your little game, too. There's money enough coming to her to make this mighty profitable voyage if you can land her in your net before she gets ashore again. By God I might have done it myself if I hadn't gone crazy in the boat Now all the part there is left Inc to play is the yil- lain"
 did not move, or take my eyes from him. and slowly the grin on his face seemed to smooth out, as his sense of humor departed.
 "Well," he snarled, isn't that about the way of itf'
 .If the picture satisfies you. Mr. MeCann.r I said, you are perfectly welcome to it. You've said enough to cause me to withdraw my offer of parole. I will accept no pledge you may make"
 You intend holding me a prisoner as long as I am ahoard?"
 You have left me no other choice"
 He got to his feet angrily "H'ell new gee here, Hollis. I'm blamed if l h.Ye any use for you, or any Of ycur ontfit l wouldn't give you my word even ie you agreed to accept it. You are going 10 discover before you are through with me that Fergus McCann is not quite as big Il fool as you take him to be. I'll give you odds that you never take this ship to Hamburg; I'll give you odds you never get the girl yes, d. youi I'll make the same proposition, that you'll never hold me prisoner twenty four hours. Are you sport enough to take me?"
 glanced across my shoulder. only to see reflected in mirror, Vera Caring ton, standing in the half-opened door of her stateroom, as though suddenly arrested by the sound of our voices. No one else was visible in the cabin.
 "Dade?"
 Aye, aye, sir" his voice coming from out the forward passage.
 Bring Mir. McCann's breakfast, if it Is ready"
 "Yes, sir all ready, sir"
 He came forward with 1t on a tray, and I stepped aside to permit him to pass through the door, carefully keep