'E's shakin' 'ands with our bloke.

"She turned on me like a wild cat, with her 'ands in front of her.

This set the engineer to muttering threats against the stranger who had stolen the submarine, and caused him for the hundredth time to remark: "H'I 'ates t' think what'll 'appen t' 'em, once h'I gets me 'ands on 'em.

I've always 'ad a good voice, and in a flash the skipper and Ted Sawyer came tumbling up out of the cabin and the 'ands out of the fo'c'sle.

In the meantime" The infuriated voice of the Englishman interrupted: "And 'oo're you to give us orders?you 'oo talked so big about 'avin' tied the 'ands of the Lone Wolf and Scotland Yard!

George stood there grinning like a stuck fool, and two o' the chaps was on their best behaviour with their 'ands over their mouths and their eyes sticking out.

Go on now, afore I put up my 'ands to you.

"You take your 'ands off of me," ses Bob; "you don't know 'ow partikler I am.

[Illustration: "Sailormen are not good 'ands at saving money as a rule.