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"I sent you up here to ascertain all about the Bellevite," continued Mulgate, rather sharply. "I have not had time to find out anything," Corny explained, with some indignation in his tones. "Corny has done as well as he could in the time he has had to do it in," interposed Captain Carboneer. "I think you are inclined to stir up bad blood with this young man, Mulgate.
"I have no doubt of it, Major Pierson; and for that reason you were sent on this mission; and I am confident that the success of the enterprise will restore you to your former command, or give you another quite as good," said Captain Carboneer, as consolation to the military arm of the expedition.
Captain Carboneer may send some one of his party to see that everything is working right on board for his side of the affair." "I will do that." "See that the steam is well up, so that we can move off in good time if we find it necessary to get under way," continued Christy. "I thought that was a settled point, and the ship was to be taken down the river in any case," said Paul.
"What can I do more than I have done?" demanded the military gentleman, as his title indicated that he was. "The first thing to do on your part is to renounce this idea of taking a lady passenger with you in the steamer," replied Captain Carboneer, in a very decided tone. "Women are not permitted on board of naval vessels, especially in time of war."
We will leave this boat just where we found it, for I have a rowboat a little farther down the river," continued Captain Carboneer. "I suppose I ought to return to my uncle's house," suggested Corny. "If they miss me they will be looking about here to ascertain what has become of me." "I think you had better not try to relieve their anxiety to-night.
"Do you mean to be a traitor to your country, Neal?" demanded Mulgate angrily. "Neither to my country nor to my uncle." "Your uncle is a Yankee, and is doing all he can to subjugate the free South. He has no rights which we are bound to respect," said Mulgate fiercely. "This will never do," interposed Captain Carboneer; and this may or may not have been his real name.
"Captain Carboneer is a very obstinate man, and did not take kindly to the carrying of lady passengers in a man-of-war; but I think he was right, though my view may be of no consequence to you," added the young officer. "I have the highest opinion of Captain Carboneer, for he is a solid, substantial man. By the way. Major Pierson, who is he?"
"Not seriously, Uncle Homer," added Christy. "But how was he wounded? I have heard of no battle in the vicinity of New York till now, though our papers contain some news from outside," continued the planter. "It was hardly a battle," replied Christy. "Captain Carboneer had brought a crew for a steamer through Canada, I believe, for the purpose of capturing the Bellevite as she lay at Bonnydale.
This gentleman had gone to the city upon important business connected with the fitting out of the Bellevite, and he had not returned when the clock in the great hall struck ten, which was at about the time Captain Carboneer and his companions went into the creek five miles down the river. "There is no knowing when your father will come home, Florry," said Mrs.
Major Pierson and Corny were to assist him; and the major wished Captain Carboneer to take Florry on board of her, and convey her to the South, when he had taken possession of the steamer; but the naval officer was too high-toned to do anything of the kind." "I did not suppose Major Pierson could do such a thing," added the planter, biting his lips.
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