Part 25 (2/2)

Then he ducked as a volley of bullets ca over his head His nextas low as possible till he reached the anchor chain

There was no time to haul in, for the men had already run down the beach and launched their small boat

Rob o This done, he scraine rooone coon,” he adasoline and spark, and turned the fly wheel over Outside the shouts were cons of intending to start

It was Donald, the Wolf Scout, who saved the day for the prisoners of the sub by turns, he spied a bright object protruding from the man's pocket

”Is--is that the lever?” he asked, in tones that trembled with excitement

Mr Barr darted on the object and pulled it out with a shout of triumph

”Once more the Boy Scouts have saved the day!” he cried ”It is the lever, sure enough!”

Close as the atmosphere of the cabin had by this ti cheers In the conning tower Merritt, at the wheel, heard theuessed what theyupward to the surface toward the blessed air With what speed the hatch was opened when they reached the surface and could inhale the pure ozone once ined As soon as they had soht was shown fro up

”Well, where in the world have you been?” asked Tubby

”Where _under_ the world, youave his fellow Scout a description of all they had undergone

When the exciteet under way once , and the _Viper_ following the red light, they held their courses toward the south

It was dahen they found themselves off a maze of s ahead as the sub the shoals and sand bars

All at once he saw so toward thereen h cabin

He lost no ti everybody, and the subet below, boys,” warned the ensign; ”that is undoubtedly the rascals' boat In fact, Merritt says he recognizes it They are desperate fellows, and when they see we have theht If they run, I mean to pursue them to the bitter end”

Reluctantly the boys went belohile the ensign and Mr Barr stood on the foredeck, revolvers in hand

But although whoever was on the green boat ht on

”Why, they actually asped Mr Barr

”They're nervy fellows, all right,” coher time of it than we think, Barr”

He turned and warned Tubby to take his boat back out of range On and on can of any kind, hostile or otherwise

”What can they be up to?” wondered the ensign in tones of blank amazement

Scarcely twenty feet intervened between the two boats nohen suddenly a boyish figure, bareheaded and clad in a Boy Scout uniforreen craft