“And out of that you must buy your clothes?”
“Yes, that’s true.”
“Then how do you expect to better yourself?” asked Harry, looking perplexed.
“I’ll tell you, if you won’t say anything about it,” answered Jack, in a lower tone.
“Go ahead.”
“We are going to Australia, you know. I’ve heard there are good chances of making money there, in mining or herding cattle, and I mean to leave the ship at Melbourne. Of course, I don’t want anything said about it.”
“Do you think the captain would try to prevent you, Jack?”
“I think he would. He don’t like me, at any rate.”
“Why not?”
“That is more than I can tell, but I can see that he has a prejudice against me.”