"
"But she will signal the fort to fire upon us."
"They can't make us out soon enough to do us any harm, or not much,
at any rate," replied Mr. Galvinne confidently.
"I hope it will all come out right, but I have some fears," added the
impostor.
"You need not have. You have played your part remarkably well, Mr.
Passford, and it was an excellent idea on the part of Major Pierson, who
suggested this plan of putting you in the place of your cousin. He had
seen you and your relative together, I believe?"
"He had, for we were both prisoners of war after our unsuccessful
attempt to capture the Bellevite, on the Hudson."
"I have heard about that; and I know that your cousin Christopher is no
chicken."
"He is what the Yankees call smart, and I know he is all that," added
Corny. "What do you suppose has become of him? When Captain Battleton
sent for him in order to let the commodore see us both together, he
could not be found. As you know, all three vessels were very thoroughly
searched without any success."
"There are a great many hiding-places on board of any vessel, and I am
very clear in my own mind as to what became of him. Of course, the
flag-officer, seeing both of you together, would have been as much
perplexed as the captain was, and he would have been compelled to accept
the evidence of the commission and the orders in your possession.
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