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"He said, 'The Penwenns are seamen, Nada, and right now I am to windward of that rascal. I've got him—just like that!'

"And he pressed his finger and thumb together right up against my eyes to show me how he had you, Captain Williams.

"He said, 'And it is Alan Penwenn that will have his name in all the papers for capturing that blasted pirate. It's in the Penwenn blood to do things on the sea. That old grand-dad of mine made it lively for rascals. Then won't you be proud of me, Nada?'

"Then I most surely did not tell him anything! I got him to talk, and I came at once here to tell you. Look out for him, Captain Williams!"

In some way hardly visible, Williams's expression toward her had changed without softening. It may have been that his feeling was sensed and nothing seen.

McGuire liked her, liked the flashing movement of her pretty lips, the impulsiveness, the emotion in her; the little body was vibrantly intense, and her small hands had flown about in expressive gestures, acting out her scorn.