Part 29 (2/2)
”I'll just step over and see how Joe is,” thought Blake He judged it lacked half an hour yet ofa broken wire that ran froht powder chamber
”Just discovered it,” Joe whispered ”Lucky I did, too, or it would have failed me just when I needed it”
”Is it fixed?” asked Blake, as his chuhtened up in the darkness
”Yes, it'll do for a while, though it's only twisted together
Say, but isn't it dark?”
”It sure is,” agreed Blake
Together they stood there near the great da of water over the spillway, for the lake was high, and etting back,” said Blake in a low voice
”No telling when things will happen now”
As he started to go away Joe re your watch? I can hear it over here”
”Watch! I haven't mine on,” Blake answered ”You can't see it in the dark, so I left it on the boat”
”Well, so pretty loud, and it isn't mine,” Joe said, ”for I did the same as you, and left it in my cabin But don't you hear that noise?”
They both listened Clearly to theht, came a steady and monotonous tick--tick-tick--
”It's the clockwork of the automatic camera,” Blake whispered
”It can't be,” answered Joe ”That's too far off Besides, it's a different sound”
They both listened intently
”Tick! Tick! Tick!” cah the dark silence
CHAPTER XXV
MR ALCANDO DISAPPEARS
For several seconds Blake and Joe stood there--without e noise they heard kept up its monotonous note