Shall by-gones be by-gones, Mr.Gering?
What say you ?" Bucklaw stood still at the head of the table.

But he was very watchful.
What the end might have been it is hard to tell, but a thing occurred which took the affair out of Gering's hands.
A shadow darkened the companion-way, and Radisson came quickly down.

His face was sinister, and his jaws worked like an animal's.

Coming to the table he stood between Gering and Bucklaw, and looked from one to the other.

Bucklaw was cool, Gering very quiet, and he misinterpreted.
"You are great friends, eh, all together ?" he said viciously.