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āļŠāļĨāđāļāļ āļāļēāļ āđāļāļ·āļāļ 256 "He looks like a desperate character," added Christy, as he went below to attend to his supper, which he had so far neglected. Christy felt that the time for action had come. Taking his valise in his hand he joined the file of men, and cleverly inserting himself between a couple of them, he went on the deck of the Bronx without being challenged as to his right to do so. Doubtless Captain Battleton had reported that he had a prisoner on board, though he had not had time to tell the whole story of the investigation, which had probably been postponed to a more convenient time. Mr. Flint went forward to receive the seamen as they came on deck, and he ordered them to pipe below and leave their bags there. "I did not answer your question, Mr. Passford," interposed Captain Battleton. "In an hour we will settle the question." 195 "I think some of us need a little sleep to-night," said the commander. "I shall not regard you as an impostor, Mr. Passford, for I mean to be entirely impartial, and I shall not brand you even in thought until the evidence warrants me in doing so," replied the commander, as he called the surgeon who was just coming on deck. "How do you find your patient, Dr. Connelly?" "I cannot say as much as that," replied Christy, still holding the gentleman's hand; "I must say I am sorry to see you under present circumstances, for you come as a prisoner in the hands of my men." "Do you expect me to obey your orders?" demanded the executive officer in a sneering tone.