Donald laughed, and after a pause he said, "The skipper of the
schooner I came around the Horn in is in Halifax now. He'll vouch for
me."
The Shipping Master looked over the desk. "Was that the _Helen
Starbuck_?"
"Yes, sir!"
The official smiled and observed to the captain, "I reckon, Cap'en,
that a lad that has made a voyage from the Coast to Halifax in a
ninety-five-ton schooner is a sailor."