What became of the girl ?" "The steward took her below, and locked her in before the fracas started." "I thought so; I heard a little of the talk, and hung back so as to give you plenty of time." He laughed, good-humoredly.

"Nice little scrap, Craig; those fellows never even heard us, until I was over the rail.

By the way, is the young lady married?
I never heard the whole story." "She is a widow," I replied, a bit stiffly, resenting his flippancy of tone.

"She was the wife of this Henley's half brother, but I have every reason to believe he is dead." He looked into my face, a glint of amusement in his eyes.
"Let us hope the good news is true," he said soberly.

"Come, don't flare up, man; I recognize the symptoms.