CHAPTER XXXV

A Warning to Smith "Don't you take any notice of him, Captain," said Smith hoarsely. "He's mad, he always has been mad--he was in an asylum." And then suddenly he broke into a torrent of words addressed to the prisoner. He was talking Yiddish, and under that fierce flow of words the prisoner became silent. "That will do, Smith," said Featherstone sharply. "If you want to talk to this man, speak in English. Now, my friend, you're going to explain what you mean by mentioning that lady's name." "I was only joking," sa…