Part 4 (1/2)

Preparation for the test was simple and quickly made The loop aerial, a collapsible affair, was set up in the cabin and connected in suchsi

While Cub was thus occupied, Mr Perry set a hasty supper of prepared foods on the table and ”ate a bite” Then he returned to the chart and wheel house and relieved Hal, sending the latter back to the cabin for his meal and for further radio consultation with the other boys

CHAPTER V

A Baffling Situation

The coh the principle of the affair was very si done his ell

So satisfactory did the device prove froes from the ”island prisoner”, that all on board the Catwhisker became hopeful of success before sun-down ”V A X” kept a streauidance and thehoundexcitement of the hunt

”I wonder what's become of the felloho tried to head us off,” remarked Hal as he left the supper table and prepared to relieve Cub at the wireless ”You haven't heard anything fro all day,” Cub replied ”I guess we've tired hi from him, Bud?”

”Not a shi+ver of the wires,” answered the latter

”Maybe he's given us up as hopeless easy ested

”Why, do you think his story is true and 'Bobby Crusoe' is a fake?”

asked Hal

”I don't knoouldn't be surprised to find alet near to the end of our hunt”

”But he must be on the island,” Bud reasoned ”And he es we got That much is certain”

”Not all of it,” Hal objected

”Why?” Bud demanded

”Maybe he isn't on an island”

”You 's a fake--eh?”

”Maybe”

”If the whole thing's a fake, then that other felloho tried to head us off ame,” Cub interposed

”There wouldn't be ree with you,” Cub continued ”The scrap between those two ha back from us,” Hal declared