THE CONFEDERATE STEAMER SCOTIAN One bell sounded on the gong in the engine room, and the Bronx began to go ahead.

Christy felt that the most tremendous hour of his lifetime had come, and he struggled to keep down the excitement which agitated him; and he succeeded so far that he appeared to be the coolest man on board of the ship.

When Flint came in the vicinity of the bridge, he called to him to join him.

The men were procuring their revolvers and cutlasses, and he had a moment to spare.

The captain instructed him to conceal the boarders so that they could not be seen on board the steamer in the fog when the Bronx came up with her.