Chapter I

If you have read previous tales of the Blue Star Navigation Company and the various brisk individuals connected therewith, you will recall one Michael J. Murphy, who first came to the attention of Cappy Ricks at the time he, the said Murphy, was chief kicker of the barkentine Retriever under Captain Matt Peasley. Subsequently, when Matt Peasley presented in his person indubitable evidence of the wisdom of the old saw that you cannot keep a good man down, Michael J. became skipper of the Retriever. This berth he continued to occupy with pleasure and profit to all concerned, until a small financial tidal wave, which began with Matt Peasley‘s purchase, at a ridiculously low figure, of the Oriental Steamship Company‘s huge freighter, Narcissus, swept the cunning Matthew into the presidency of the Blue Star Navigation Company； whereupon Matt designed to take Murphy out of the Retriever and have him try his hand in steam as master of the

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