The angry voice of the captain, if the late speaker was the captain, and several others were heard in a dispute; and as the boat came alongside the report of a pistol indicated that the belligerents were in earnest.
Christy sprang upon the deck of the Teaser, with his revolver in his hand.

Half a dozen men stood in a group by the side of the engine-room, confronting the man who had done the talking with the boat, as Christy knew by the sound of his voice.
"We are not held by any papers we signed!" protested one of the men forward.

"We are willing to do our duty, Captain Folkner, but we did not ship to burrow through the sand, and run the risk of being captured by the Yankees.

We shipped to run the blockade, and that risk is in the papers." "I shall take my vessel out as I think best, Lonley; and my men are not to dictate to me what I am to do," replied Captain Folkner angrily.
"I am willing to leave it to Captain Gilder.

You know as well as I do that the rest of the ship's company would not come on board till the Teaser was outside of Santa Rosa Island.