. American boys in the Arctics; a trip to the far north by a new path. ain and mate, if you understandnavigation ; do you ? Aye, aye, sir, from A to Z ! Roy exclaimed, glad of an opportunityto put in a word. Though it is pretty much all we do understand,except codfishing. But such a vessel as you speak of, sir, is — I know what you would say, Mr. Sargent — Captain, I suppose Ishould call you now— but allow me to say: Our company has instructedme to find you, and to do for you anything that, in my judgment, will be KEEPING A SHARP LOOKOUT. 44 CAPTAIN SARGENT, SIR. most acceptable. If this bark—
. American boys in the Arctics; a trip to the far north by a new path. ain and mate, if you understandnavigation ; do you ? Aye, aye, sir, from A to Z ! Roy exclaimed, glad of an opportunityto put in a word. Though it is pretty much all we do understand,except codfishing. But such a vessel as you speak of, sir, is — I know what you would say, Mr. Sargent — Captain, I suppose Ishould call you now— but allow me to say: Our company has instructedme to find you, and to do for you anything that, in my judgment, will be KEEPING A SHARP LOOKOUT. 44 CAPTAIN SARGENT, SIR. most acceptable. If this bark—I think she is registered as a bark,though a queer one — if she meets your approval, I propose to charterand provision her for a year, fit her out, and put on board for that timefour seamen and a cook, at the expense of the S. S. Company. If youare through with her before, send her home. If you want her longer, letme know. Our company has never yet lost a passenger, but if it had notbeen for you, very few of the lives on that steamer could have been DO YOU SEE THAT STEAMER? Now I beg of you, Captain Sargent, do not say a word. This is a purelybusiness transaction on our part, and we request you so to consider your friend and come aboard our tender. We will run right downand look at the bark. There was nothing to say, and Roy really did a very sensible thingwhen he simply touched his hat, sailor fashion, and disappeared for Scott. Three days later they returnd to the city by rail, accompanied by CAPTAIN SARGENT, SIR. 45 Mrs. Lester and Vera. The bark was hauled into open water by atender, and as Roy and Scott rowed out in the gig to meet her and takecommand, Mrs. Lester waved them a God-speed from the wharf, and Verawatched until her blue eyes were so full of tears that she could see noth-ing but one great gleam of light. The boys had an animated controversy as to which shouia declared that the vessel was Roys and that Roy was captain, andf
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