All the information which the major had derived from Captain Passford and others had been accepted from inference; for the owner of the Bellevite certainly had not said that the steamer was for the use of the Confederacy, and he would have blown her up rather than admit any thing of the sort.
"It looked to me as though every thing was all right about the steamer, or I would not have let her pass the fort; and the commander at Fort Morgan was as well satisfied as I was, after I had explained the situation to him." Major Pierson looked at Christy as though he expected him to talk on the subject before them; but the latter would not say any thing, for he saw that he was in an extremely delicate position.

He made some sort of answers, but they amounted to nothing.
"I cannot understand why Captain Passford has moved the Bellevite from the wharf," continued the major.
"I am as much in the dark as you are, sir.

I spent the afternoon with my sister, and my uncle Homer and my father were in the library together all this time," replied Christy.

"I have no idea what they were talking about.

Just at dark, I saw Percy pass the window; and I went out for a little walk.