sh and ask him to
give you a small bottle of Mumm, and bring it along here. Now get a
move on, and let me have those things quick."

"Well, Doctor, what about Master Julius?" I prompted, as the steward
retired.

"Why, as it happened, he was not dead when we hauled him aboard,"
replied Harper, "though he was so near to it that it cost me two solid
hours or more of strenuous work to restore animation. But I believe I
shall pull him through now, with luck. He dropped off to sleep about
half an hour ago, and I left him in charge of his mother and the chief
stewardess, with instructions to send for me upon the instant of his
waking. How do you like your broth?"

"It is delicious," I replied, "and I am enjoying it; although I feel a
bit mean in taking it, for I suppose it was prepared for Julius, wasn't
it?"

"Don't you trouble about that, young un," returned the doctor. "The
cook has my orders; and if he has attended to them--as I have no doubt
he has--there will be plenty for the pair of you. Will you have some
more?"

But I declined; I had had quite sufficient, I said. Thereupon Harper
opened the half-bottle of wine which the steward had brought, poured the
contents into a tumbler, and ordered me to toss it off and then go back
to my bunk and get another sleep.

"Sleep just as long as you care to," he said, "and don't worry about
watches until I give you leave. A night in ought to fix you up again, I
think; but we will see what you look like when you turn out for
breakfast to-morrow."

I was soon asleep again, but the first bugle call for dinner awakened
me, and, feeling a good deal better, I turned out and dressed, noticing,
as I did so, that the ship's movements were very much easier and more
rhythmical than when I had lain down. Indeed, I had the feeling that
she was sailing again; and, glancing through my porthole, I found that
this was so, and that the weather had cleared. The sea, now a deep
sapphire blue, had gone down very considerably, the sky was clear of
clouds, and upon looking more closely at the water I was able to detect
the shadow of the ship upon it, and thereby determine that she was under
her three topsails, courses, fore-topmast staysail, and spanker. And by
the swirl of yeast past my port I estimated that she must be reeling off
about eight knots.

While I was still engaged in dressing there came a gentle tap at my
door, to which I answered "Come!" whereupon the door opened and H