“Have it your own way then,” said Herrick. “I’ll do it: a strange thing for my father’s son. But I’ll do it. I’ll stand by you, man, for good or evil.”
“God bless you!” cried the captain, and stood silent. “Herrick,” he added with a smile, “I believe I’d have died in my tracks if you’d said No!”
And Herrick, looking at the man, half believed so also.
“And now we’ll go break it to the bummer,” said Davis.
“I wonder how he’ll take it,” said Herrick.
“Him? Jump at it!” was the reply.