On the blockade . time the young commanderwas indignant, and without stopping to consideras long as the precepts of his father required, heseized the man by the collar, and dragged himinto the cabin. What are you doing there? demanded Christyin the heat of his indignation. The intruder, who was a rather stout man,began to shake his head with all his might, andto put the fore finger of his right hand on hismouth and one of his ears. He was big enoughto have given the young commander a deal oftrouble if he had chosen to resist the force usedupon him; but he appeared to be tame and sub-missive. H
On the blockade . time the young commanderwas indignant, and without stopping to consideras long as the precepts of his father required, heseized the man by the collar, and dragged himinto the cabin. What are you doing there? demanded Christyin the heat of his indignation. The intruder, who was a rather stout man,began to shake his head with all his might, andto put the fore finger of his right hand on hismouth and one of his ears. He was big enoughto have given the young commander a deal oftrouble if he had chosen to resist the force usedupon him; but he appeared to be tame and sub-missive. He did not speak, but he seemed to beexerting himself to the utmost to make himselfunderstood. Flint had resumed his seat at thetable, facing the door, and in spite of himself,apparently, he began to laugh. That is Pink Mulgrum, Captain Passford,said he, evidently to prevent his superior frommisinterpreting the lightness of his conduct. Asyou are aware, he is deaf and dumb. I see who he is now, replied Christy, who. MULGRUM AT THE CAPTAINS DOOR. THE INTRUDER AT THE CABIN DOOR 47 had just identified the man. He may be deafand dumb, but he seems to have a great deal ofbusiness at the door of my cabin. I have no doubt he is as deaf as the keel ofthe ship, and I have not yet heard him speak aword, added the first lieutenant. But he is astout fellow, very patriotic, and willing to work. All that may be, but I have found him oncebefore hanging around that door to-day. At this moment Mulgrum took from his pocketa tablet of paper and a pencil, and wrote upon it, I am a deaf mute, and I dont know what youare talking about. Christy read it, and thenwrote, What were you doing at the door ? He replied that he had been sent by Mr. Lilly-worth to clean the brasses on the door. He wasthen dismissed. 48 ON THE BLOCKADE CHAPTER IV A DEAF AND DUMB MYSTERY As lie dismissed Mulgrum, Christy tore off theleaf from the tablet on which both of them hadwritten before he handed it back to the a
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