"Not particularly, Mr. Polk."
"Somebody on this boat is telling tales about me, and I don't like it."
To this Randy made no answer.
"Have you heard any stories?" went on Peter Polk.
"What kind of stories?"
"That I was going to leave the steamboat?"
"No, sir."
"No stories at all?"
"No, sir."
"Humph!" And with this the purser walked away.