But McTee, deep in thought, was walking from the bridge.

He went straight to the hole of the ship and questioned some of the firemen, and they told him that Harrigan had done no work passing coal the day before; Campbell, it appeared, had taken him for some special job.

With this tidings the Scotchman hastened back to Henshaw.
"The game's slipping through our hands, captain," he said.
"Harrigan ?" queried Henshaw.
"Aye.

He didn't pass a shovelful of coal in the hole yesterday." "Tut, tut," answered the other with a wave of the hand.

"I sent orders to Campbell, and told him what sort of a man he could expect to find in Harrigan." "I've just talked to the firemen.