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She never misses by more than a day . _ I _ think it 's real sort of mysterious , but Zelotes laughs at me . '' Captain Lote 's lip twitched . `` Yes , Mother , '' he said , `` it 's about as mysterious as the clock 's strikin ' twelve when it 's noon . _ I _ know it 's morally sartin that Labe 'll be back aboard to-day or to-morrow because his sprees do n't ever last more than five days . I ca n't swear to how she knows , but that 's how _ I _ know -- and I 'm darned sure there 's no ` sympathy ' about my part . '' Then , as if realizing that he had talked more than usual , he called , brusquely : `` Come on , Al , come on .