A CHANGE OF QUARTERS IN THE CONFUSION Christy obeyed the order of Captain Battleton when he was directed to report below; but he felt that he was permitting the plot of his cousin to be carried out without any opposition, and without any attempt to check its progress.

But he was a prisoner, and he realized that he could do nothing.

His case had been tried, and he had been condemned to his present condition.

It was useless to appeal to the captain, for he had already passed upon all the facts that had been presented before him.
Seated on the side of his berth he considered the situation very faithfully.

The Bronx lay off St.Rosa's Island; she was on the blockade, evidently ready to trip her anchor, whenever occasion should require.