He said that he was approached by a man whom he had known off and on for years, a man who was employed by you in connection with shipyard inquiries.

"And who might you guys be?" asked one of the shipyard men.

I have two things to do: first to find out the real seducer, who is probably also the despatcher of the parcels to the late lieutenant of Northumberland Fusiliers, and second, to save if I can this poor fool of a shipyard draughtsman from punishment for his folly.

For some reason the Admiral and the shipyard manager kept winking at one another and gurgling till I thought they would have choked.

The two counterfeiters planned to make a big strike here with the shipyard workers.

There is not a trade union, among all the eighteen or twenty engaged in shipyard workriveters, fitters, platers, joiners, and all the rest of themin which he has not police officers enrolled as skilled tradesmen, members of the unions, working as ordinary hands or as foremen, sometimes even in office as "shop stewards" representing the interest of the unions and acting as their spokesmen in disputes with the employers.