The first two saved themselves by leaping aboard this boat just as she struck, and we picked the nigger up in the skiff that we immediately lowered to look for survivors." "You say the owner was a Mr.Caspar ?" "Yes, here is the name signed to this paper.

You see, though we were in no way to blame, they might have sued for heavy damages and bothered us considerably.

So when her owner offered to compromise and waive all claims for three hundred dollars, I thought it was the cheapest way out of the scrape, and took him up.

I had this paper prepared by a lawyer who is on board, and witnessed before a notary, so that it is all square and ship-shape.

See, here is Mr.Caspar's signature." Sure enough, there at the bottom of the paper exhibited by the Captain was the name "Winn Caspar," written clearly and boldly.