You could lay across her course and fly a distress signal.

She'd have to heave to." "Yes, I been thinkin' o' that; but look here--what's to prevent the liner taking right after your schooner after you've got the stuff aboard--just followin' you right around an' findin' out where you land ?" "She'd be under contract to carry Government mails," contradicted Condy.

"She couldn't do that.

You'd leave her mails aboard for just that reason.

You wouldn't rob her of her mails; just so long as she was carrying government mails she couldn't stop." The Captain clapped his palm down upon the gate-post.
"Strike me straight! I never thought of that.".