The Motor Boys Bound for Home

asked, as Jerry and his chums looked in

wish to find out where Captain Ware ma

o give instructions to these sentinels. If you

rps sentinels, one of whom stood on either side of the closed door of

No one is to enter that cabin-not even I-wi

edging the salutes of the sentries, the lieutenant

the same time nudging his two comrades to indicate that he was taking a chance in thus

s you think that?" w

boiler, and all that. I thought maybe some one had be

ling comment of the young officer. "Be careful you don't do too

d he knew then that his ques

and what made you think a bomb had been plac

ned so, that's all

an explosion, s

lers blew out a main feed steam pipe. It takes an explosion to do that,[78] o

wasn't," co

having caused it. I don't know that any one knows exactly what caused the accident to the ship. We are still investigating, and

we were just thinking-about that ca

me being," interrupted the lieutenant. "You may

hare with fellow officers, so crowded were accommodations

of the sleeping quarters, the food, or the lack of exercise. I know all that

t we have something we'd like to tell[79] you, and it m

, boys. There isn't a great deal of room, but if you stand up while you're ta

story was finally told. It began with the encounter in the Brest restaurant, when Jerry mistook a stranger for Professor

eway, and of how he turned back at the sight of them,

to be a burning fuse; and from there

re, when the boys had f

"Except that we thought we ought to report it all to you, sir,

[80] you have reported to me, please don'

n from his impulsive question. "I mean do you think this little man, who looks l

his must be investigated, and Captain Munson, in connection with our army officers, will be the one to do this. I am glad you told me what you did. Now do

t we thought it best to speak after we saw the marines put on duty at the cabin,

, I'll let you know when your further testimony is

r power to set things right and to prevent any further outrages, in case it really

's off my mind

e something in it all right, or th

least," admitted Jerry.

upted Ned, as they neared t

cried Bob. "It's

ell-known crackle that told of electri

e deck. A group around the wireless room testified that in som

t an inquiry, "they managed to fix up a small

cided Bob. "I guess my app

you'd lost it

8

bit like eating!" re

h a thing has happened in a go

t of the wireless. But as the day went on and no replies came to call after call

was the question aske

and strained their ears to catch the faintest click that might come through t

ype="