Ike unclinched his fists, but he continued to growl and grumble to himself.
"A nice sneak you are!" Ralph made out. "Thought you'd be smart! Gave away my tip, didn't you?"
"See here, Ike, what do you mean?"
"I mean I told you I was going to leave, and you promised to hang around and come on deck when I'd had my pay."
"The way things turned out," said Ralph, "there was no occasion for that."
"You bet there wasn't! You just sneaked the word to Forgan double-quick, he told the old man, and I got a walloping, locked up on bread and water yesterday, and all my plans scattered about leaving. You bet I'll cut the job just the same, though!" declared Ike, with a vicious snap of his jaws. "Only, you gave me away, and I'm going to pay you off for it."
"Ike, you are very much mistaken."
"Yah!"
"I never mentioned what you told me to any one."
"Cut it out! We'll settle that to-night. Now you get to work."