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āļšāđ‰āļēāļ™ āļœāļĨ āļšāļ­āļĨ āļ§āļīāđ€āļ„āļĢāļēāļ°āļŦāđŒ āļšāļ­āļĨ āļ§āļąāļ™ āļ™āļĩāđ‰ 66 "It is a family party, captain," replied the sick officer, smiling as cheerfully as though he had never had any practical knowledge of headache and pains in the bones, which was the description of his malady given to the surgeon. "As I have hinted before, my cousin Corny is a rebel of the first order; and you can imagine my astonishment at finding him in the uniform of a lieutenant on board a United States naval vessel." "What good will that do?" demanded Christy. "My cousin has made out his case before the captain of the Vernon." "I am sure he would," protested Paul. 298 "We chased a good-sized steamer out last night, and she gave us a long run; but we picked her up, and she is now on her way to New York. She is good for eighteen knots an hour, and the Government is sure to buy her when she is condemned. Mr. Ballard, the second lieutenant, has gone in her as prize-master. He is in poor health, and will get leave of absence till he is better; but I do not believe he will ever come down here again. Were you in earnest in what you said about not liking your present position, Christy?" The steamer had been so successful while in command of Captain Blowitt in breaking up the shipping of cotton in a port where a larger vessel could not operate, that Christy promptly concluded that she was to be used in a similar enterprise. The listener was amused rather than impressed by the conversation which was in progress so near him, and especially at the display of dignity and authority on the part of his cousin. CHAPTER XXV THE DESTRUCTION OF A PROMINENT FACIAL MEMBER

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