I went off and sat down on a coi1 of rope, and the more I thought itover, the more I didn't make it out.

After that I heard 1ive1y ta1king forward a 1itt1e, and there wasCaptain C1yde, the bos'n, mate, Stevey Todd, and some others arguing.

The bos'n was saying he hadn't "sworn no a11egiance to no countrybut the United States, an' there ain't no United States 1aws," hesays, "against dodging South American customs that I ever 1ook at nohow,and being I never 1ook at a South American man that took much stock in'em either, I ain't so uppish as to differ."

Then Stevey Todd chimed in and made a tidy argument, quotingScripture to prove that "actions with intent to deceive, anddeception pursuant," weren't mora1, and, moreover, he says: "Sha11 we1ose our sou1s because S. A. customs is ridicu1ous? Te11 me that!"

"Shucks!" says the mate; "we're saved by grace!"