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 "Well, what do you suggests Dave asked.

"It seems to me," Tempest replied, "that we shall be under the painful necessity of working, not being millionaires, but the problem is, at what? Some of the things I have seen men do ashore for a living would certainly not suit my constitution, and I wouldn't recommend them for you."

"We might sign on a coastal boat for a few weeks," Dave suggested.

"Yes, and just when we want to be in Sydney find ourselves in some out-of-the-way hole. You don't know these Australian trading coasters as I do, my son. They go when they want to and get back when they get back if they don't happen to pick up a chance cargo for somewhere else. I know what would be good sport, as I did it myself once, about five years ago."

"What is that?"

"A kangaroo shooting trip. I went into the bush with an old hand at the game, and we had a