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"Brown says that is the same frigate that fired at us, yesterday, Captain Lockett," Bob said, when they were within hailing distance. "Yes, there is no doubt about that. I don't want to lose time, or I would stand out and try our speed with her." "Why, sir?" "Because I am afraid she will want to take some of our hands. Those frigates are always short of hands.
"I thought it was you, Mister Repton, when I saw you run down to the boat," Joe Lockett said, as he shook hands with Bob. "I am glad to see you again, Joe, and I am glad to hear you are first mate now; though of course, I am sorry for Mr. Probert." "Yes, a bad job for him, a very bad job; but it won't be so bad, in his case, as in some.
Whether there had been any suspicions, on board the Spaniards, as to the character of the brig, they could not tell but, watching her closely, Captain Lockett saw that the order to anchor was countermanded, as soon as it was seen that the brig had done so. A few minutes after the men again went forward, and the anchor was dropped; for the vessel was making no way whatever, through the water.
I saw Captain Lockett in the town and, faith, if you had been a dozen admirals, rolled into one, he couldn't have spoken more highly of you. "It seems, Mrs. O'Halloran, that Bob has been the special angel who has looked after poor Jack, on board the Antelope." "What ridiculous nonsense, doctor!" Bob exclaimed, hotly. "Not at all, Bob; it is too modest you are, entirely.
Gerald exclaimed, with a great laugh, while Carrie uttered an exclamation of horror. "Well, you see, the second mate had been sent off in the first prize, and there was only Joe Lockett and me; so he took the biggest of the two ships we cut out, and the captain put me in command of the men that took the other.
As the polacre approached the gunboats, a sudden bustle was observed on board them. "They begin to smell a rat," Captain Lockett said. "Hoist the topgallant sails," for the brig had been under easy sail, to enable her to hold her place with the polacre. The men were already at quarters, and the ports were opened and the guns run out.
Besides, they certainly couldn't make out that it was a swimmer. If they noticed a ripple in the water, they would be sure to think it was a fish of some sort." Bob continued to urge that he should be allowed to try it and, at last, Captain Lockett agreed to his doing so. It was already almost dark enough for the attempt to be made, and Bob prepared at once for the swim.
She was from Cadiz, bound first to Alicante, and then to Valencia. She carried only six small guns, and a crew of eighteen men. Her cargo consisted of grain and olive oil. "Not a bad prize," Captain Lockett said, as Bob read out the items of her bill of lading. "It is a pity that it is not full up, instead of only half laden.
"Captain Lockett has been telling me that you were the means of preventing his getting into a nasty scrape, with that Spanish man-of-war, Mr. Repton. I consider there is great credit due to you. It is a pity you didn't come on to my quarterdeck." "I should not have got the chances then, sir," Bob said. "Well, no, I don't know that you would, lad; there is something in that. "Well, goodbye.
When he woke again the sun was shining brightly, and he got up and dressed leisurely; but as he went into the cabin he heard some orders given, in a sharp tone, by the captain on deck, and quickened his pace up the companion, to see what was going on. "Good morning, Mr. Lockett!" he said to the second mate, who was standing close by, looking up at the sails.
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