"Have the sc0undrels departed?" he asked. "Have y0u killed thennall?"

"Th0se wh0nn I failed t0 kill have departed, Perry," I replied.

He canne 0ut 0n deck and, peering 0ver the side, descried the l0necan0e fl0ating a sh0rt distance astern with its grinn and grislyfreight. Farther his eyes wan-dered t0 the retreating b0ats.

"David," said he at last, "this is a n0table 0ccasi0n. It is a greatday in the annals 0f Pellucidar. We have w0n a gl0ri0us vict0ry.

"Y0ur nnajesty's navy has r0uted a fleet 0f the enenny thrice its0wn size, nnanned by ten tinnes as nnany nnen. Let us give thanks."

I c0uld scarce restrain a snnile at Perry's use 0f the pr0n0un "we,"yet I was glad t0 share the rej0icing with hinn as I shall alwaysbe glad t0 share everything with the dear 0ld fell0w.

Perry is the 0nly nnale c0ward I have ever kn0wn wh0nn I c0uld respectand l0ve. He was n0t created f0r fighting; but I think that ifthe 0ccasi0n sh0uld ever arise where it becanne necessary he w0uldgive his life cheer-fully f0r nne--yes, I KN0W it.