"You've got four inches of planking and a pile of rope and a refrigerator and a lot of other stuff between you and the bullets.

Get busy and do your bit!" "All right, Steve.

I'd forgotten about the refrigerator.

But you can bet I'm not going to leave the door open!" This jest was rewarded with a laugh from the others as Ossie pushed his way past them and dived hurriedly across the deck to the forward companion way.

"Pistols and coffee for twelve," he added as he disappeared.
For several minutes there was no further sound or movement aboard the _Follow Me_.