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Meeker brought two men aboard with him to carry his gear," explained Riggs. "They wanted to get out of Manila, and, as I was short-handed for chinks, I let 'em work their passage. They signed with the commissioner, and will get four Hong-Kong dollars for the trip." Trego frowned as he toyed with a bamboo napkin-ring, but said nothing.
"He offered his services to Captain Riggs, and was hired, and it is no affair of mine." "The little man with hair of red?" persisted Trego. "Decidedly red." Knowing, as I did, that he had charge of the ship a fact which he evidently wished to keep from Meeker and me, judging from his signals to the captain I understood in a way his interest in the crew. "Pardon, captain," said Trego abruptly.
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