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A DISCOVERY ON SHIPBOARD
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"He's a Southerner."

"You don't know anything about him further than that?"

The soldier shook his head. "I might find out for you," he added.

"Thanks, but it won't be necessary," replied Nuggy Polk, and walked away, his mind filled with sudden and strange forebodings.