The tug started for the other side of the river.
"It seems to me this is very strange business, father," said Christy, as he and his father seated themselves at the stern of the boat.
"Traitors do not work in the daylight, my son, as you have learned before this time," replied Captain Passford.
"If you know the men who are engaged in supplying the enemy with machinery, why do you not have them arrested and put in Fort Lafayette ?" asked Christy, in a very low tone, after he had assured himself that no person was within possible hearing distance.

"It looks as though the case might be settled here, without going to sea to do it." "We have not sufficient evidence to convict them; and to make arrests without the means of conviction would be worse than doing nothing.

The Ionian has cleared for Wilmington with a cargo of old iron.

Everything looks regular in regard to her, and I have no doubt there is some party who would claim the castings if occasion required.

The first thing to be ascertained is whether or not the steamer goes to Wilmington." "Then we can make short work of her." "My information in regard to this treason comes from Warnock--you know who he is ?" "Captain Barnes," replied Christy promptly, for the names of all the agents of his father in England and Scotland had been given to him on a former occasion, when the information received from one of the three had resulted in the capture of the Scotian and the Arran.
"Barnes is a very shrewd man.