"All right," said the captain of the _Seamew_ calmly. "Then I'll get
you a place to stay down in the port. Or I shall have to see the
justice of the peace and have you committed for your own safety."
"You don't dare!" cried Ida May again.
"You tempt me too far, young woman," he said sternly, "and you'll
find just how much I dare. Will you come along with me now and
behave yourself?"
"That's the ticket, Tunis," muttered Cap'n Ira. "Put her where she
belongs."
"So my own folks turn me out, do they?" cried Ida May, hatefully,
staring at the two old people. "If anybody is crazy it is those
two," and she pointed to the Balls. "Take in a drab like that girl
and throw _me_ out. Why, I believe I've seen her before. Somehow,
she looks familiar," she added, her sharp gaze fixed on Sheila
again. "Well, wherever it was, she was up to no good, I'll be
bound."
"Are you coming with me willingly, and now?" put in Tunis more
harshly. "You are taking a chance, young woman, in talking this
way."
"Oh, she's got _you_ going. That's plain to be seen! I thought you
was a nice fellow. But I guess you're like other sailors. I always
heard they was a bad lot--running after women--"
"Will you come without any more words?" interrupted Tunis grimly.
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