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The Leopard was a faster tug than the one which had come off from Fort Gaines, and she came up with the boat which contained Lieutenant Dallberg and his two men, the latter of whom were nearly exhausted with the long pull they had taken; for, as they were not sailors, they did not row to the best advantage.
"I think I have told you the whole story, Major Pierson," said Lieutenant Dallberg with another prodigious yawn. "Then Captain Passford and his daughter are now on board of the steamer," added the major; though he seemed to be musing on the fact, rather than saying it to his companion. "There can be no doubt of that," replied the other.
Christy had not heard the name of Spikeley before; but he concluded that he must be one of the soldiers, probably one of the two who had come on board with Lieutenant Dallberg. "I don't think I do," replied the man addressed, in a tone quite as loud as that of the military officer.
On the sofa abaft the wheel was Lieutenant Dallberg, where he had dropped asleep as he finished his report of what he had learned on shore. "Mr. Dallberg!" shouted Percy; but the lieutenant did not show any signs of life till the messenger had shaken him smartly. "Major Pierson wants you down below." The officer rubbed his eyes for a moment, and then rose from the sofa, and left the apartment.
"I am sleepy and exhausted, but I will try to do better. I saw Mrs. Passford. She told me that her brother-in-law, Captain Horatio Passford, had come to the house that day, with his son; and you are aware, I believe, that his daughter, Miss Florence, has been there all winter." "I know all about that. Go ahead, Dallberg."
"Yon must have heard all the information which was brought to me by Lieutenant Dallberg; and by this time you are aware that the steamer yonder is an enemy of the Confederate States," continued the major. "She did not come into these waters as an enemy, or with any warlike intentions, sir.
The new captain rang the bell to stop her, as soon as the boat came near, and the party came on board. The two men seated themselves on the rail as though they never intended to do another stroke of work, for they had been using the oars most of the time since the evening before. "Come up here, Dallberg," called the major from the pilot-house.
"I landed at the wharf where the Bellevite had been moored, about eleven o'clock, I should say, for I could not see my watch. I went up to Colonel Passford's house, and found it all in commotion." "What was the matter?" "Colonel Passford was not there: he had gone off to procure assistance." "Assistance for what?" demanded the major. "You are sleepy, Dallberg, and you are mixing your story."
The owner is sure that all hands will be volunteers for the service as soon as she returns from this trip," continued Dallberg, who had suddenly roused his energies to the requirements of the situation. "I had no doubt that Captain Passford would be with his brother in this war," mused the major. "He could not be any farther from him.
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