180 THE BOY CAPTAIN.

Mr. Bean went below immediately land was sighted, and
all understood what a long task it might be to work up
to an anchorage.

«They are anxious to know what we are about to do,”
Mr. Bean suggested, as Ben’s eyes involuntarily went
toward his men.

«They shall soon be satisfied,” the young captain
replied quickly, “and so much the worse if it doesn’t
please them.” Then he added, in a louder tone, “You
may fill away, Mr. Bean. Set the course nor’, nor’west,
and crack on all sail.”

A moment later the mate began issuing the necessary
commands, and there could no longer be any question
but that the mutinously inclined members of the crew
were not only disappointed, but thoroughly angry because
the original intention had not been carried out.

“Tf we are going to have any trouble it ll come mighty
soon, now,” Ben said to himself, as he began pacing the
quarter-deck, watching for the signs of that storm of
human passion which he had good reason to believe would
soon break upon them,