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āļĢāļēāļāļē āļāļāļĨ āđāļāđāļ° āļ§āļąāļ āļāļĩāđ Dorchester, Mass., April 23, 1891. CHAPTER XXIII A VERY IMPUDENT DECLARATION Christy crawled to the front of the berth, and thrust his head out into the stateroom in as natural a position as he could place it. It was now the turn of Captain Battleton to be puzzled, if not mystified, by the statement of his passenger, and he looked inquiringly into his face as if to ascertain if he was not the victim of a practical joke. But naval officers on duty are not given to pleasantries; and if he had any such suspicion, he banished it at once, for there was nothing in the appearance of the lieutenant to warrant it. "Do you say that Captain Flanger has been a smuggler in these waters?"