"Mrs. Greenhow must be attended to. She is becoming a dangerous character. You will therefore maintain your watch upon her, and should she be detected in attempting to convey any information outside of the lines, she must be arrested at once. And now we will attend to Captain Ellison."
Tapping a bell which stood upon his table, he ordered:
"Request Captain Ellison to come here."
As the Captain made his appearance, he seemed to be very ill at ease, and gazed searchingly at Mr. Scott and myself, as though he suspected something was wrong.
"Captain," said Mr. Scott, addressing him, "will you give me the particulars of the arrest of this man?" pointing to me.
The Captain answered that he had gone to visit some friends, who resided in the outskirts of the city, in the evening, and on returning at a late hour, he had noticed that he was being followed, and supposing me to be a foot-pad or a burglar, had ordered my arrest.
"Did you see any one last evening who is inimical to the cause of the government?"
The Captain became flushed and nervous under this direct question. He darted a quick glance at me, and after hesitating for some moments he answered in a faltering voice:
"No, sir; I have seen no person of that character."
"Are you quite sure of that?" sternly inquired Mr. Scott.