The Sunken Isthmus

kily. He arose and took do

sitors. They sipped the wine. He too

t come out to our boat to attack us. I

asure-mad. With our picks and shovels they had dug

ence a strange motion. A dull, cannon-like roar came ou

sle. At least that was the way it looked. But i

e each drew a

en intensel

hip, but we made out to live through the vortex, and hav

my companions. Monte Carlo drew me into its grip once mo

acht and fitted it out with a view to making 17a fighting vessel of

powerful of oaths. I have every sort of diving apparatus aboard. In

re was silence for a moment. Then

more service to me than to you. How will y

her's gaze stead

care to

face gre

tively went to h

of which I have told you. But I may as well tell you now that game wil

thrilli

face

as as cool

ment," he said. "Only a

carelessly. "I claim the tr

and recover it," said Frank. "W

rn now to look ut

hair and looked cunni

are you

an Channel,"

hat e

ociety and claims that at one time an isthmus existed between the points of Cape San Antonio

ew a dee

es gli

sure to locate the treasure that belongs to me; I cla

said Wade, with disgust. "C

men a

ls and placed his back against

ere until you have given

at your peril," said

situation just now," said the

h do you require us

f Mona," said the villain, intensely. "You look like men of h

rd," replied the sci

replied the y

a moment closely. Then the

entlemen," he said, "but I am gold-mad. I must ha

e, "we have agre

llain

other thing

shed. He drew hi

a little alarmed that his tempori

n gaze upon the two

. Since you will not trade or sell your boat, I must charter it for the purpose of bringing up the gold. I

ed with scorn that he could not speak. When he

ied. If you had come to me in an honorable, open manner I would not have refused the favor, but as it stands, I w

e the villain quailed before Frank

ly, then took u

nreasonable. I didn't mean those

s wrist and then with a downright blow of his other hand, dashed the other pistol from his grip. At th

e with which Frank accomplished this.

ssed. "I'll have y

him. But like a flash Wade brought his fist down upon

well as solve geographical problems. With a lea

e villain to the cabin floor. He could make no o

in less time than it takes to tell it he would hav

already determined upo

outcry their fate would be sealed. So while Wade held the he

some cord which he found in the cabin. Thu

of the cabin and closed the door behind

gway, but neither Frank nor Wade affected

Frank, authoritati

ent to their work. A few minutes later F

deck when an uproar was h

" exclaimed Wade. "Wh

Barney!" cried Fran

oight,

hat moment a jet of flame shot from the side of

grazed the stern

rank! If that had struck us fair we w

"Douse the lights, Bar

he Diver was in instant darkness and was r

random fire in an opposite direct

y, "didn't we give them a good

; "he was more than

see hi

place ourselves in th

are r

Yucatan Channel, but forewarned is forearmed, and the voyager

y. "Av we only had a dynamite gun wid us now, we'd be