part company to day hoped they would and expected that such would be the result of the excursion down the bay he was satisfied that mr had used the information he had given him and it was hardly possible that the authorities would permit a vessel with important military supplies to leave the harbor by the yankee or went on deck polite and easy as his bearing was he was sorely tried by the difficulties of his situation he was amazed and confounded at the information in possession of his prisoner and he felt very much as though he stood on a in process of there s the steamer said as stepped on deck and if tm not greatly mistaken she s after us what makes you think so asked uneasily in the first place there are not less than twenty men on her deck and it appears to me that about one half of them have spy glasses in their hands and are watching this vessel i think you are right replied more nervously where did you our cargo under the do you think they will find the nothing to prevent their finding them if they look far enough you have your and other papers all right all right and straight captain i fixed everything just as you told me by this time the was ofi the which is the strait connecting new york and the steamer that caused and his companion treason so much anxiety was half a mile distant the wind which was tolerably fresh was from the south by the adventures of a naval officer ward and the old was close hauled lying as near the wind as she could which however was not within eight points of her course the steamer was headed due south knowing that the must presently tack and stand out into the middle of the bay again the steamer will us in fifteen minutes more said as he glanced up the we can t expect to run away from a steamer in this old craft replied there are only two things that we can do not more than that answered with a grim smile we can take our chance in being examined or run up the and take to the boat which shall we do there isn t much chance any way said but i think we had better run up the do so then what are you going to do with that young in the cabin i have a mind to throw him overboard he knows too much for his own comfort and mine he will blow on us the moment the officers come on board we must get rid of him before any of them come added as the fell off and stood up the strait we shall know now whether the steamer is looking for us or not by the or ay there goes her over to port and she is headed this way said i am afraid it is all up with us replied as he went down into the cabin well mr how goes the battle demanded with abundant good nature you see i am taking it very coolly everything works right but my young friend as i have now shown you my and exhibited my to you i think it is about time for you to join your ship said with an effort to assume his former easy air thank you for your considerate regard for my welfare then you have concluded not to put me on board of the i am sorry that i shall be obliged to disappoint our friend mr i will trouble you now to go on deck where i shall take the liberty to transfer you to a shore boat don t give yourself any further trouble on my account i prefer to remain where i am do you you shall be gratified but i shall have to ask you to resume your place in the i shall be just as comfortable where i am replied you will be too comfortable said producing by ic the of a naval officer his pistol this is the only argument i can offer ft r your consideration at the present time o well if you are in earnest i will enter the and not doubting that he should be released in a few moments obeyed the polite order the little room had been thoroughly and was now quite comfortable � he sat down to abide the issue fully satisfied that before noon he should grasp the hand of lieutenant on board the went on deck again he was nervous and uneasy and occasionally glanced at the pursuing steamer as a condemned criminal looks at the gallows on which he is to be hung captain if you are going to stand an examination i reckon we have made a blunder in coming into this channel said it s no use to run away in a place like this put your down and come to anchor under the weather shore of the creek replied down with your i said to the man at the let go the anchor added he when the had been hauled down here are captain when they come on board just say that we found the wind ahead and concluded to anchor in this place till we could get a little i understand answered the intelligent by the yankee or � the came up to her anchor with her patched fore and main sails flapping in the wind sat down on the rail lighted his pipe and looked as as though he had been a loyal to a loyal port went aft and busied himself in gazing up the creek apparently unconscious that any great event was about to take place the steamer ran her bows alongside the while the crowd including the man with the thin face carefully the old craft there shouted suddenly springing up as though he had 