capst'n-head

Updated: May 12, 2025

He left the girl on board the schooner and returned to the derelict with the axes. He found Kitchell on the house, just returned from a hasty survey of the prize. "She's a daisy," vociferated the Captain, as Wilbur came aboard. "I've been havin' a look 'round. She's brand-new. See the date on the capst'n-head? Christiania is her hailin' port built there; but it's her papers I'm after.

Frank Norris - Moran of the Lady Letty