He grinned cheerfully.
"I've come to fetch you to yo' cabin, miss," he announced. "The ship's
under weigh, an', as yo' pwobably winging wet, the captain says you
ought to change yo' clo'es."
Joey followed her out, but deserted her instantly. She saw the reason,
when Walker helped her to reach the bridge companion. Courtenay was in
the chart-house, at the wheel. He gave her a friendly nod as she
passed. Somehow, Elsie felt safe now that the ship was in the
captain's hands again.
CHAPTER VII
UNTIL THE DAWN
Walker was about to take her to the saloon, whence an inner staircase
communicated with the principal staterooms, but she knew that the door
leading to the promenade deck had been left unlocked, so she signaled him
to lead her the speediest way. Speak she could not. Although there was
a perceptible improvement in the weather, Elsie found the wind even
harder to combat than when she traversed the deck with Courtenay. This
apparent contradiction arose from the fact that during their early
dealing with the boats the sailors had cut away the greater part of the
canvas shield rigged to protect passengers from adventurous seas.
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