The Galleon's Gold

t of th

ad hap

the opening to the hatchway. They were wai

linding flash of brightest li

y a catapult and whirled awa

nse enough to cling to

f time that they were tossed and h

e more felt the bed of

he sands for so

hem and they recovered themselve

greatly differ from t

expanse of san

ted circle of radiance about th

lacing his helmet against Bar

s me. I'm afther think

here was an

re,

hat wa

thuck,

ave been th

shook h

y opinion that thim omadhouns av the Aure

d gave

it!" h

at,

own upon us. It's a wonder that it did not kill u

looked hi

at av it sthruc

" declared Clifford, "though I have no do

y gave a w

we are to be here an' leave

ed Clifford. "We must

upon their feet an

he Dolphin or her searchlig

f their helmet lamps Cl

side of that," he said; "the shock o

r!" cried Barne

sandy plain, and they fancied they could s

s not there. Nor was there anything

"I can't say that I like th

they proc

ch grew less familiar and the more strongly im

e surface in very mid-ocean

thing but despair and death hu

the Dolphin and

usting the searchlight, and Hartley was watching the

p!" he cried; "and Frank

" cried the coon. "I'se drefful afeared ob gittin'

Hartley. "Yet we must admit tha

suah,

lips when he saw a distant object

he muttered, b

d of the sea, there was a fearful, bl

haos and obliv

it was a bubble, and hurled th

rash and a shock. Then Pomp found himself standing on his head in

fore either recovered

he light of day. Both glanced through the windows

was seen some

as he gained his feet, "wh

s' wha' I was fin

s, they looked about to se

ly uninjured, and floated l

ened to bring the boat to the su

ey tried to think.

at was a torpedo those rascals exp

p. "Den it am berry lucky

rtley. "I wish I had a gun; I

yelled Pomp. "Dey ha

Aurelian. There was a distant boom, and a sh

e as it would be next t

"they mean to sink us! Sen

s' wha' I will do

e swung the tank lever about

ed. A shade of dismay

muttered. "Wha' am de

don't say that, Pomp! What will

fearful r

o

n inch of taking away the

d murderers!" cried Hartley a

if we was gwine fo' to hab d

any longer to the shots. We m

ght, sah!

he Aurelian's 43gun. Then Pomp applied himself t

arney, yet he knew something of the mech

ce of steel plating in the bulkhead, which had fallen

a matter of no litt

ive work to put the damaged

d been sending down divers as

overed the treasure o

e sort of an encounter, and Pomp and Hartl

working order again, for he knew the importance

eemed to be pulling up anchor

was for a time a myst

ced to glance at the

I see the reason fo

izon great masses of yel

ssy look, and the

orm,

their position. Probably they will run for the protection of some cay nea

ed Pomp, shaking his head; "

ght! How is

e fink we can go to the

oo

then went into the pilot-hous

e boat beg

Pomp, flashing the searchl

ng to fear from the hurricane. This

issing men of the crew. What thei

a very few moments she was in the vicinity of the spot fr

cation did not s

ruising aimlessly about for awhile. "Wherebb

denly escaped Hartley's l

nder. What is tha