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36 letter, and when finished and signed it ran as follows;

“What’s A.B. mean?” asked Roy, suspiciously.

“It means Able Seaman,” replied Chub. “I put it that way because it’s probably the only chance you’ll ever have of getting your A.B.”

“You don’t suppose, do you,” asked Dick anx-