Roy Norton

“ Battered and old, she is still the favorite ship of the growing fleet that is ours, and when, sick of the land, we strike for the clean, wind-scoured, open spaces of the seas, bent upon strange destinations, we board her and come thus to our own. We cruise together to far and isolated isles, set like jewels in the girdle of romance, in placid and unfrequented seas. Once we had two guests, Monsieur Périgord and that man whose name is now widely known, Jimmy Martin. Monsieur Périgord no longer fares forth on earthly expeditions. ”

“ There is no sea upon which its blue, red, and white funnels are not familiar. Perhaps there are those who envy me my wealth; others who envy Rogers, the commodore of our line, his position; others who believe that Mike Cochrane does but little to merit his easy berth ashore; but none of them know as well as I that nothing is worth envying when compared with the priceless treasure of a woman's love and trust. ”

“ What does matter, for the completion of my log-book, are a few more sentences easily written in but a few words, and yet to me important because they blend in a splendid summary of all that makes life worthy and dear. ”