"Sure thing."
"Came round the Cape?"
"Did I? Say, I'll tell you about that."
"Battle of Santiago?"
The sailor was in the midst of the battle of Santiago when Flynt smiled and said quietly:
"Have you seen the Lake Shore push yet?"
To me, at that time, the words were pure enigma, but the color faded out of the sailorman's cheeks, and he dropped back in his chair and said:
"Hell, partner, who are you?"
The rest of the dialogue was swift; I could not follow it; I could only memorize.