dance?"

A huzza showed the popularity of the suggestion. Washington Artillery
Lamb, the janitor and butler of the Annabel Lee, possessed an accordion
on which he was an earnest and artistic performer. Miss Pringle's
Jefferson had with him a harmonica, or mouth organ, which he at once
produced. Jefferson was endowed with the peculiar gift of manipulating
this little musical instrument solely with his lips, moving it back and
forth and round about as he played, without touching it with his hands;
and this left his hands free to pat the time. The negro orchestra
perched itself on the top of the cabin, and in a moment Lady Agatha,
the five nurses, Cleggett, the three detectives, Dr. Farnsworth, and
Captain Abernethy were tangoing on the deck. And this to the still
further perplexity of Logan Black. As the dance started Cleggett saw
that person, almost distracted by his inability to comprehend the
mental processes of the commander of the Jasper B., rise to his feet in
an automobile that had stopped a couple of hundred yards away, and beat
with both hands upon his temples, gnashing his long yellow teeth the
while.

The Rev. Simeon Calthrop turned sadly away from the vessel, and, with a
sigh, went and sat in the trench, where he was soon joined by Elmer.
The disgraced preacher and the reformed convict had struck up a fast
friendship. They sat with their backs towards the Jasper B., and
Cleggett supposed from their attitude that they were sternly
condemnatory of the frivolity and festivity on board ship.

Cleggett, after the first dance, sought them out.

"I hope," he said to the Rev. Mr. Calthrop, not unkindly, "that you
don't disapprove of us."

"It isn't that, Mr. Cleggett," said the ship's chaplain, with sorrow in
his eloquent brown eyes, "it isn't that at all. In fact, I had a tango
class in the basement of my church, every Thursday evening-when I had a
church."

"Then what is it?"

"Alas!" sighed the young preacher. "I do not trust myself! Women, as I
have told you, Mr. Cleggett, are apt to become fascinated with me. I
cannot help it. It is in such gay scenes as this that the danger lies,
Mr. Cleggett. As an honorable man, I feel that I am bound to withdraw
myself and my fatal influence."

"You are too subtle--too subtle for moral health," said Cleggett.

"But I will not attempt to influence you. Elmer, are you also afraid
of inspiring a hopeless passion?"

"Mister Cleggett," said Elmer gloomily