Friday, December 12, 2025

Iron hand in a velvet glove

 And Cappy knew skippers. He could get more loyalty out of them with a mere pat on the back and a kindly word than could Mr. Skinner, with all his threats, nagging and driving, yet he was an employer who demanded a full measure of service and never permitted sentiment to plead for an incompetent.

(from Cappy Ricks, by Peter B. Ryne)

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