on the pronoun. Unlike Mr. Reardon he employed the third person
singular and did not say "that fella," for he had been raised in
the United States of America.

"I have already given the captain his instructions," Matt Peasley
announced. "He understands the situation perfectly and will conduct
himself accordingly."






CHAPTER III





A small army of men swarmed over, under and through the huge
_Narcissus_ for the next three weeks, and the hearts of Cappy
Ricks and Matt Peasley were like to burst with pride as they stood
on the bridge with Captain Mike Murphy, while he ran the vessel
over the measured course to test her speed, and swung her in the
bay while adjusting her compass. She was as beautiful as money and
paint could make her, and when Terence Reardon, in calm disregard
of orders, came up on the bridge to announce his unbounded faith
in the rejuvenated condensers and to predict a modest coal bill
for the future, Mike Murphy so far forgot himself as to order the
steward to bring up a bottle of something and begged Mr. Reardon