Against heavy odds, a tale of Norse heroism, and A fearless trio . ou like. Tom shook his head. No, no doctor,he said. And wont you cat some smoked tongueand some bread and butter? And I have gotsome jam too. All these delicacies would have been irre-sistible to Tom at any other time; but justthen the pain in his head returned and di-verted his thoughts from the temptation. Hefell back upon the sack which served for apillow, and groaned. Tobias, who had only with difficulty con-tained himself, now jumped up and advancedtwo long strides toward the young girl. What do ye come here for? he askeds

Against heavy odds, a tale of Norse heroism, and A fearless trio . ou like. Tom shook his head. No, no doctor,he said. And wont you cat some smoked tongueand some bread and butter? And I have gotsome jam too. All these delicacies would have been irre-sistible to Tom at any other time; but justthen the pain in his head returned and di-verted his thoughts from the temptation. Hefell back upon the sack which served for apillow, and groaned. Tobias, who had only with difficulty con-tained himself, now jumped up and advancedtwo long strides toward the young girl. What do ye come here for? he askeds

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Against heavy odds, a tale of Norse heroism, and A fearless trio . ou like. Tom shook his head. No, no doctor,he said. And wont you cat some smoked tongueand some bread and butter? And I have gotsome jam too. All these delicacies would have been irre-sistible to Tom at any other time; but justthen the pain in his head returned and di-verted his thoughts from the temptation. Hefell back upon the sack which served for apillow, and groaned. Tobias, who had only with difficulty con-tained himself, now jumped up and advancedtwo long strides toward the young girl. What do ye come here for? he askedsavagely. I felt sorry for the little boy, answeredRagna, meeting his glance fearlessly. You jest obleege me by not feelin sorryfur me nur none of mine, he demanded, withthe same challenging mien ; ye ought to feelsorry rather that yc have got a father as willkick a little chap as has nt done him no harm.. The Rejected Olive-Branch. 35 Tobias, cried Ingomar, stepping up tothe mate and grabbing him by the arm, shame on you! That is not fair. But Tobias had boiled so long inwardlythat he could not now be pacified. And was it fair, he yelled, what Pre-bensen did to Tom this morning? If ithad nt been for you, Tom would have beencarried out dead with the tide. For fivemonths I had worked and starved on boardhis ship, — fur he s too mean to provisionhis ships as the law demands, — and when mylittle chap is anxious-like to come out andsee his dad, he kicks him overboard as if hehad been a nasty cur, and never even stopsto see if he gets drownded. You call thatfair, do you ? No, I dont, Ingomar retorted quietly; but it was nt Ragna who did it. And Icall it cowardly to take revenge on a girl forher fathers doings. Cowardly! Cowardly, did you say? Didyou call me cowardly ? Beside himself with anger, Tobias raisedhis clinched fist; but Ingomar stood erect 36 Against Heavy Odds. and fearless, s