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"Hardly, my excellent friend: when Captain Folkner addressed me by that name, I did not object to it." "That was just as much a lie as though you had claimed it in so many words," protested Lonley. "I admit it; and I hardly expect a true patriot to tell the truth to the enemy. If I remember rightly, you told me yourself that your men had gone to the eastward where they had left their bags.
"That may be; but the captain is supreme on the deck of his own ship," argued Christy. "We are not on the high seas, and the Teaser has not yet gone into commission. It was only this afternoon in Pensacola that Captain Folkner told his ship's company that he was going to burrow through the sand in Santa Rosa Sound.
"Are you there, Mr. Folkner?" called Lonley, as soon as the prisoners were secured, speaking now in an energetic tone, as he had not before. "I am here," replied a man who seemed to be in a boat not far from the spot. "You have kept me a long time waiting for you!" "I wanted to give the Yankee boats time to get at least a mile from the Teaser before anything was done.
He had served Captain Folkner for two months, for he said the commander had lived on board all this time, and he had heard everything that passed between him and his officers and others with whom he had relations. He was about as well informed as though he had been an officer of the vessel in whom the captain confided all his affairs.
We shipped to run the blockade, and that risk is in the papers." "I shall take my vessel out as I think best, Lonley; and my men are not to dictate to me what I am to do," replied Captain Folkner angrily. "I am willing to leave it to Captain Gilder. You know as well as I do that the rest of the ship's company would not come on board till the Teaser was outside of Santa Rosa Island.
A few prisoners had been captured by the enemy, including two officers. But Folkner led the way to a point on the bay not very near the steamers which had brought over the expedition from the mainland. The Confederate troops embarked in the steamers and launches by which they had come; but the Union troops followed them to the end.
"I suppose I persuaded you as effectually as you did Captain Folkner." "You have done very well, Mr. Lonley," replied Christy, in a patronizing tone, for he was determined that his companion should derive no satisfaction from seeing him cast down by his misfortune.
He had spent the time after he was landed with his companions at Town Point, and organized his force for the recapture of the Teaser. The failure of the final attack was as severe upon him as the loss of his vessel had been upon Captain Folkner. "Who are you?" demanded Lonley, when he had in some measure recovered from the shock which the failure gave him.
"Gilder, I want you to understand that I command this steamer," continued Captain Folkner, angrily. "Right, with a little correction: You did command her, and I command her now," replied Christy, as he placed one of his men on each side of the captain. "I reckon I don't quite understand you, Gilder," said Captain Folkner, very nervously. "I thought I was still in command of the Teaser."
Whoever he was, he could not help knowing that a steamer was there, for the engineer had begun to blow off steam as soon as the screw stopped, though neither party could see the other in the fog and darkness. "The Teaser," replied Christy. "Who are you?" "We are the ship's company of the Teaser, and we want to get on board," replied the speaker. "Is Captain Folkner on board?"
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