CHAPTER XXII.
[Four Bells in the Dog-Watch]
CHAPTER XXIII.
[The Crisis at Last]
CHAPTER XXIV.
[How the Ship broached to]
CHAPTER XXV.
[The Cabin attacked]
MORLEY ASHTON.
CHAPTER I.
MARIQUITA ESCUDERO.
After the breathless calm of the past day, the heat of the cabin was intense. The lamp was trimmed and lit by the steward, but the skylight was still kept open.
"Awfully hot, Morley, is it not?" said Tom Bartelot, as he threw off his jacket.
"Yes; and the heat makes one so thirsty, too!"