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THE BATTLE OF TSU-SHIMA

more than was their wont. Some, the thought suddenly occurring to them, put their keepsakes and the letters which they had just written into the treasure chest for safety.

“He evidently means to leave us!” said Lieutenant Vladimirsky, the senior gunnery officer, pointing to a sailor who was busy rummaging in a bag.

“What! made your preparations for going already?”

“I?” said he in amazement; and with a grin—“Yes — I am quite ready!”

“Look here!” said Lieutenant Bogdanoff, the senior torpedo officer, who was a veteran of the former war and had been wounded at the capture of the Taku forts — “To-morrow — or rather to-night—you'll please go to the

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