“Over the rail?”
“Oh—no, sir. It faded away.”
“Had you ever heard talk among the men of the Ella being a haunted ship?”
“Yes—but not until after I’d signed on her!”
“Was there some talk of this ‘white thing’?”
“Yes.”
“Before the murders?”
“No, sir; not till after. I guess I saw it first.”
“What did the men say about it?”
“They thought it scared Mr. Schwartz overboard. The Ella’s been unlucky as to crews. They call her a ‘devil ship.’”