The Galleon's Gold

elf and shouted wildly to Frank, bu

conversation could be carried on was by placing

ing the Dolphin's position, thought of nothi

ch he beheld fille

nt he coul

gasped, "Clif

senses

al peril, and that he must go to his ai

rom his girdle and

hting for all that was in his power. H

ge tentacle which held him so firml

ing his efforts, out darted a

im into the orifice, when

entacle. It partly severed it. Another huge arm c

hrew an arm about him, and dealing the tentacle a

was seen of

black fluid did, and it so clouded the water that F

ickly. Frank put his he

ou all

Clifford; "it w

ed it

I should have

the Dolphin, but Clifford fe

out the

ne way to get h

nd t

when we get ba

rig

. To their surprise they saw Barney in

their distress and was

once more safely aboard. "I thought it was the end av yez.

surely done for," said Frank, "but by the

r. Reade," declared Clifford

nother important one. The question as to t

ul for some while,

row. Then I will b

very soundly; at an early hour P

ober as they sat

of our days at the bottom of the sea we can count upon e

exact calculation?"

nough on board to last t

they ar

ughed ne

make up our minds what to do. Perhaps befo

"but we should like to hear of

ans!" crie

rse Frank he neber get stuck. He fin'

t's roight!" a

persuasion Frank divulged the

s merely of digging a mine under the boat

Clifford. "What

I!" said

shook his

consider the possibility of the Dolphin springing

an she spr

eady started, and dislodging her

es of a

ty of such being the

nk, "only a possibility, an

y, whether it is better to risk instant death or the

the dynamite now the boat may fill and s

have got to die it may as well

und the little ci

u say?" he asked. "Shal

ballot," sa

ree

nd handed them around. They were

counte

cribable expression as

settled. The ball

avor

dynam

his chair. He was very cool a

ire with the battery. Then procure picks and spades,

and spades. In a few mom

ey and Pomp, don

k, and a little later wer

d the digging

away, but the ledge rock req

mine was made. All tha

, however, before it was finished

nd, were placed under the keel and over the dyn

cted, and the three diver

d Frank faced Clifford and Hartley,

ch really shrank from the mighty risk. Ye

said H

xclaimed

of silence. Frank look

he asked. "I shall l

ount," said Hartley firmly;

few moments. We shall know i

y," declared Clifford. "Whatever it is,

declared Frank, "pr

at was carefully secured. Then F

moment of

wire and electric key in his hand. He clo

All hinged upon the result of the explos

t was ins

air afterward was that there was a terrific shock, a

opened his eyes an

of wo

broad d

the sea. All about them was

artley. "What sort of a transfo

aved!" crie

ce we are," averred Barney.

ried Pomp. "Yo' done lef de sw

ue!" cried the Celt.

explosion to raise the boat. Now it is only a

ll we fi

rank; "but I think we could hear the

w. He listened at the bulk

ever. There was not the slightes

ful. It was a moral certainty that the

fully dawned upon them,

e be run down, Marse F