When he had delivered the paper, he hastened up the ladder to the deck.

Dave came into the cabin and explained that Mulgrum had tried to force him out of the way, and he had resisted.

The intruder did not exhibit any paper till the third lieutenant appeared at the door.
"That man is very persevering in his efforts to procure information," said Christy, as he unfolded the paper.

"'The fog is very dense ahead, and we shall soon be shut in by it,'" he read from the paper.

"Mr.
Lillyworth might have found a man that could speak for his messenger," he continued, "but of course he wanted to assist his confederate to obtain more information." "I don't see what he wants to know now, for Mulgrum has told him the contents of the sealed envelope before this time, and he knows that the gates are closed against us," added Flint.