ly set.

"How are you feeling now?" I asked.

"I don't feel bad now, sir," he answered stiffly. "But I am afraid of
its coming on. . . ." The wistful smile came back on his lips for a
moment. "I--I am in a blue funk about my heart, sir."

I approached him with extended hand. His eyes not looking at me had a
strained expression. He was like a man listening for a warning call.

"Won't you shake hands, Ransome?" I said gently.

He exclaimed, flushed up dusky red, gave my hand a hard wrench--and
next moment, left alone in the cabin, I listened to him going up the
companion stairs cautiously, step by step, in mortal fear of starting
into sudden anger our common enemy it was his hard fate to carry
consciously within his faithful breast.

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