When Myra, having recovered herself, went from her state-room into the
saloon a little later, it was to find that Don Carlos had, so to speak,
"spiked her guns," had she intended to denounce him as being
responsible for the "accident" to Tony.

The captain of the Killarney, it appeared, had held an inquiry as to
who was responsible for having left the rail unfastened and charged two
members of the crew with neglect. On learning this, Don Carlos had at
once interviewed the captain and taken the blame upon himself,
explaining that he remembered fingering the bolt while he was talking,
and doubtless unfastened it.

He had told his fellow guests the same thing when they praised and
complimented him for his gallant rescue.

"Don Carlos is a true sportsman," said one of the men of the party to
Myra. "My own opinion is that he has made up the yarn about
unfastening the bolt, just to prevent us making too much of a hero of
him and to save any of the crew from getting into trouble. He has been
in to see Tony, I hear, told him it was all his fault and asked him to
accept his apologies. Of course, his idea is to try to prevent Tony
from thanking him. But I guess you will thank him, Miss Rostrevor!"

"Perhaps it would please him better if I reproached him," responded
Myra, whereat her companion laughed.