Charles Banister sat in his son-in-law"s living room. In his hand was a telegram sent to him from his office in Hong Kong. Charles was mad as hell. It had been more than a year since Jed and Mary"s marriage. Crow proved Charles"s good judgment by being a quick study. Jed found that he was more than good at numbers; gifted, some said. When Charles made him vice president, no one questioned why.
“Charles, what brings you here on a Sunday morning?”
“Jed, I"m sorry to bother you, but I received this, and I wanted to talk to you about it.” He handed Crow the telegram.
“Another ship! That"s three now. But this Captain Hyde, he managed to get away?”
“Yes, he did. He"s a real hero. With the help of a passenger, he killed four pirates and captured the fifth. He then outran the pirate ship that
