San Francisco harbor was a busy place with many ships, either loading or unloading. The Lady"s Wish, a clipper, worked for the line owned by Charles Banister. For fifteen years she had sailed around the Horn bringing goods to California then returning with hides to make leather goods. Now, she sailed from San Francisco to Hong Kong. The Ship"s Master, Captain Joseph Krupp, had taken charge three years ago. It had been two years since Krupp began working for John Lundy. Since then he"d made a great deal of money. It started small with the opium. Opium was legal in America. But there was a tariff that limited the amount allowed into the country. In the second year, Krupp was told there would be passengers added to his cargo. It was now too late to back out. He would have lost his ship and hi
