The Radio Boys Under the Sea

on a trig little sloop, of which after considerable bargaining and red tape they became the proud owners. All this was not accomplished without the passa

ee to give the boys practical lessons in his profession. So thoroughly did he do his part that in a little while the boys became pr

it of worrying much about other people's plans. By the time the craft was provisioned and in shape for the voyage, the boys felt at h

art on the voyage after the treasure. But as they left the dock and walked toward the hotel, first one and then another became uneasy, for no

oul was to be seen following them, but nevertheless the feeling of being dogged clung to them, and refused to be shaken off. At le

black shadow at top speed, the others close at his heels. But he had hardly gone ten steps, when something-whizzed past his head and struck with a sharp

find him, and likely enough we'd get a knife through our ribs for our t

d the knife. It was long and deadly sharp,

knife belongs to," said Benton, grimly. "Those initi

rrow escape, Jack. The sooner we get out of this town

rrow we sail for the Spanish Main, and leave that dirty halfbre

reached the better quarter of the city, and eventually the

they were strewn wildly about the rooms. With exclamations of astonishment and an

always carried on his own person. None of their clothing had been taken, and at first they we

omething that he knows we have and that he wants badly. It looks to me as though Ramirez had gotten into our rooms someway, ran

ot fooled both ways, but I only wish I could get my hands on him!

other anybody again, the boys were silent for a few minutes. Then, as there seemed little immediate prospect of meting ou

arkling waves on the gleaming water. With shout and laughter they climbed aboard, where breakfast awaited them, prepared by the faithful Bimbo. He said he was a good cook, and that meal fully justified his claims. Then they rushed upon deck, hoist

ssed through the water, her lee scuppers dipping under every now and again as an especially strong gust caught the sails. The boys enjoyed the rush and heave of the vessel as it rose to the long swells

ay or two the weather held fair, and they covered many miles of sparkling blue sea, all the t

they were looking for. At first this did not greatly disappoint them, as they knew the old map was not likely to be very accurate. What bothered them more than anything else was the increasing cloudiness of the weather, and the falling barometer. Every indication pointed to a coming storm, and Benton lost no t

nder, and Benton's face wore a worried frown as he gazed over the livid green ocean toward the approaching storm. From experience he knew how

they heard a faint whistling sound, that grew rapidly louder, and then they could see a w

ruck with appalling force, and the Fleeting heeled over-further and further, until the deck slanted down at a sharp an

surely have capsized, but just at the second when this seemed inevitable, the first furious gust of wind a

pume crested waves, and lashed by its fury, they mounted higher and higher, until the ocean was an endless succession of mountainous rollers, bearing down hungrily on the devoted little ship, as though eager to batter and ov

ot hold a course into the wind. His only alternative was the run before it, and he shouted to the boys to lower t

and after a protracted struggle amid flying spray and wildly lashing canvas, they got the sail snugly stowed. Then B

en, in the full grip of the big comber, she would go shooting forward, the water boiling and hissing along her sides, until the wave had spent its force and passed on. The sea present