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When the captain broke silence his voice was cool, almost casual. "Mr. Kirkenhead," he ordered the chief engineer, "take this man Hoak to the stokehold, and keep him there until we reach port. Give him double shift and if he makes a false move kill him." The giant made a passionate start forward, and found himself looking down the barrel of Coulter's magazine pistol.
Back of the tableau gleamed the phosphorescence of the placid sea. "There's thirty seconds to decide. Mr. Kirkenhead, look at your watch." For a seeming eternity there was waiting and bated breath. We could hear the muffled throb of the engines, and the churning of the screws. Then Kirkenhead announced, "Twenty seconds, sir."
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