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Rh "Honolulu."

"Then he isn't an old hand on the Viscount?"

"No; I never saw him before."

"That suits me," concluded Oliver. "Now keep quiet—if you value your life," and then he motioned me to one side.

"What are you going to do next?" I asked.

"Hang me if I know! I was thinking that perhaps we might get that English sailor to assist us."

"I wonder if we can't force the mate of the ship to return to Hilo," I went on.

"By ginger, Mark, just the thing!" ejaculated Oliver. "We've got the captain in our power, and he commands the ship. If he says go back, there will be nothing to do but to go back."