"The 'Wanderer'?" exclaimed the lads.
"Yes."
"Then we did fall into luck, after all."
"It looks that way, though you may change your minds before you've been aboard long. Which of you is which?"
"I am Steve Rush. This is Bob Jarvis."
"Glad to meet you, young gentlemen."
They could not tell if the captain intended the words to be sarcastic, or whether he meant to be polite to them. They were rather inclined to the former opinion.
"When do we go to work?" demanded Jarvis.
"Now; at once. We don't have any lazybones on board this ship. Are you men strong?"
"Yes, sir; I think so," replied Steve, smiling.