CHAPTER XIX

Raided § I The commander of the _Ruritania_ woke up with a start. “That you, Quartermaster?” “Yes, sir. Sorry to disturb you. But Dr. Stopford has just come aboard and insists he must see you.” “Stopford!” The captain was out of bed in a flash. Dr. Stopford, most popular young surgeon of the Western ocean, had jumped his ship on the last voyage under mysterious circumstances and had been duly fired by Liverpool when the log was produced. Now, in the early morning, a few hours befor…