Boy Scouts in a Submarine; Or, Searching an Ocean Floor

ng from the conning tower of the submarine, "is the

k said, "lie the Taya Islands.

f of Tong King like a ball of red f

sun dipped its red rim under the waves. The boy now

the time we came over to this side of the world and found a key

more important than a key now. I hope they've had use for a ce

llow get away!" Jimmie declar

served, "that we overlooked a few things we ought to have kept in mind.

he found the man who came so near killing him," Fra

e Pacific coast yet, you've got another think comin'. You rem

that to do

t all, only he

wise lit

along here before we get this job done," Jimmie went

couple of months to get here," urged Fr

rather agree with Jimmie, that we shall see something

so," Fra

demanded Jimmie. "I want to see what's

drop to the bottom, then, if conditions are right, we'll enter the water cl

all go," sug

emain aboard in order to help the ot

Catch a fish by the tail a

u can take a run on the ripar

" laughed Frank. "I'm a little leary about mixing w

The Sea Lion had rode securely on the float, and Ned and his companions had spent most of the time during the journey under the

uiceways and filling the tanks with water. The Sea Lion behaved admirably whe

n away from the water-filled tanks by divers, in which case the upper works would come to the surface. It was with fee

e had inhaled in the submarine on the night of Ned's arrest at South Vallejo. Physicians stated at the time that his recovery was due to the fact that the

ut he had not been found. It was believed that his purpose in reporting the result of his own devilt

he trouble. The Captain had resigned, and had been observed lounging about the wharf in New York where the Sea Lion lay, and h

cted to be assigned the duty of searching the ocean floor for the wreck of the mail steamer. In their great disappointm

e considered. The gold in the hull of the wrecked steamer

ed everything in their efforts to prevent the Sea Lion leaving the Navy Yard on her long trip. It was Ned's private op

er and closed the door, which, however, was provided with a plate glass panel of g

oys were all ready to step out. Four deep-sea suits hung

of seamless rubber composition, braced across the breast with bars of steel in order to of

n ordinary use, but fully as strong. The cords attached to the helmets were v

a long steel pole, shaped something like a crowbar, but very slender and strong.

suit, "these spring suits look to me li

re you find butt

here,

he screws designed t

on you up," Ned laughed. "We've

look in this suit walkin' down the Bowery. Gee! I bet the boys would jump out of

e rather clumsy suits, and then all was ready save putting on the h

ulling at a hook which was sus

. "There may come a time when you'll want both hand

o the boys, watching with grinning eyes through the plate glass panel, to turn on the air.

ad was almost bursting with laughter, but he knew that this effect would soon

to their heads. They felt a sinking motion, and soon the mysterious life of

n the faint jar told Ned that the submarine was at last resting on the bed of the tropical sea he re

warning that they should not be allowed to become tangled, and struck of

ter overhead made walking rather difficult, and the boys were strange to the lines they were

he moon's rays on this night were very strong. It was not light enough for the boys to see objects around them, but there was a soft illumination above t

ctly about them. They were on a level plain of pure white sand. Ages and ages ago

bed to the mighty force and dropped in fine grains to the lower levels of the world. It seemed to Ned that it

he sea rivaled the rainbow in brilliancy of coloring. There were more form

and then an inquisitive fish with curious eyes poked its nose against the eye plates, as

one of them and brought blood. This brought others, and in a shor

ks, for they nosed around for only a moment longer. Seeing no opportunity of getting under their prospective dinne

conditions, he would have enjoyed the novelty of the scene to the fullest, but now he

st at the exact spot where the ill-fated vessel went down. The hull should be o

any vessel had ever rested there. Away to the north, ho

f interest, and he decided to return to the Sea Lion, rest for th

the door to the water chamber. They had proceeded only a

utlining its shape on the fields below for an instant and t

missed, but of course he could not explain then and there what it was. Ned hastened

nd expel the water from the chamber, as well as from the tanks of the submarine, something which f

a keen-edge knife, such as sailors carr

means of some unaccountable assistance, the Diver had re

t would be a battle