“Hear what he said?”

“He threatened Faraday.”

“Yes. Well, there’s a chance for us, I think.”

“What do you mean?”

“We’ll go ashore and see if we can’t use that fellow, Pedro, to help us get square.”

An hour later word was passed that the liberty party would leave for shore at once.

CHAPTER XXI. THE CONSPIRACY.

When liberty is given on a man-of-war the whole crew does not go ashore, but only a watch, or part of a watch.