Part 10 (2/2)

”Why, no You brought your own ca outfits with you I shall sleep in one, Mr Barr in another, while the third will be occupied by the sailor assistants”

”And they are already there?” asked Rob

”Watch,” smiled Lieutenant Murray

He seized the whistle cord and blew three resounding blasts

Instantly, fro the subarb and the fourth, it could be seen, was in overalls and shi+rt sleeves

They waved and the boys cheered

”I guess we'll drop anchor right here and take you ashore in a boat,”

said Lieutenant Murray

The necessary orders were given, the chain roared out, and the _Seneca_ swung at anchor off Barren Island in twenty fathoo down as deep as that in the _Peacemaker_?” inquired Rob

”Deeper, o deeper than any submarine has ever been before”

”Whoof!” exclaimed Donald

”What's the trouble?” inquired Merritt

”Oh, nothing; only it makes a fellow feel kind of creepy, that's all,”

was the rejoinder

No sooner had the anchor been dropped, than a scene of great activity ensued The wireless operator of the _Seneca_ was flashi+ng signals back and forth with the shore station, and sailors were piling Boy Scout equipment into one of the boats while another was lowered for the passengers Donald had his own outfit, it having been on board the _Brigand_ when he transferred to the _Seneca_ Although he was the son of one of the richest men in the world, it in no wise differed from the other lads' outfits, except that it had not seen such hard service as theirs had been through

At last all was ready, good-byes were said, and not without soret the Boy Scouts left their kind friends of the _Seneca_ behind Ashore a elcoreeted them Mr Danbury Barr proved to be a tall, lean individual with a proray eyes with all the keenness of a hawk in theolden brown by his sojourn on the island while getting his craft in readiness for the tests Like reeable and glad to see the newcomers

The three sailors, as became them in the presence of an officer, stood respectfully back without saying anything, only drawing up and saluting

But this was not the case with a man who has not yet been mentioned

This was an individual named Luke Barton He was Mr Barr's expert machinist and mechanical superintendent Rob took an instinctive dislike to the fellow Not that there was anything actually repulsive about him

On the contrary, he was a well-set-up chap of about thirty-five, dark haired andshi+fty in the fellow's eyes that made Rob distrust him This impression was not removed when he asked of Mr Barr, in a voice by nohere? Looks like a Sunday school picnic”

Mr Barr explained