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If you are not located in the United States, you'll have -to check the laws of the country where you are located before using this ebook. - -Title: The Galleon's Gold - or, Frank Reade, Jr.'s Deep Sea Search. - -Author: Luis Senarens - -Release Date: May 11, 2017 [EBook #54709] - -Language: English - -Character set encoding: UTF-8 - -*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE GALLEON'S GOLD *** - - - - -Produced by Richard Tonsing and the Online Distributed -Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was -produced from images generously made available by The -Internet Archive) - - - - - - -[Illustration: FRANK READE] - - _Issued Weekly—By Subscription $2.50 per year. Application - made for Second-Class Entry at N. Y. Post Office._ - - No. 74. NEW YORK, MARCH 25, 1904. Price 5 Cents. - -[Illustration: THE GALLEON’S GOLD; OR, FRANK READE, JR.’S DEEP SEA -SEARCH. _By “NONAME”_] - - The young inventor struck the fellow - over the helmet with the flat side - of his spade. The shock laid him out - senseless, but another followed him. - This one struck Clifford to his - knees. But Barney went to the - rescue. - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- - - FRANK READE - - WEEKLY MAGAZINE. - - CONTAINING STORIES OF ADVENTURES ON LAND, SEA AND IN THE AIR. - - _Issued Weekly—By Subscription $2.50 per year. Application made for - Second Class entry at the New York., N.Y., Post Office. Entered - according to Act of Congress in the year 1904, in the office of the - Librarian of Congress, Washington, D.C., by Frank Tousey, 24 Union - Square, New York._ - - =No. 74.= NEW YORK, MARCH 25, =Price 5 Cents.= - 1904. - - - - - THE GALLEON’S GOLD; - OR, - Frank Reade, Jr.’s Deep Sea Search. - - - By “NONAME.” - - - - - CONTENTS - - - CHAPTER I. THE SUNKEN TREASURE. - CHAPTER II. THE YOUNG INVENTOR. - CHAPTER III. THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA. - CHAPTER IV. A CATASTROPHE. - CHAPTER V. ON THE REEF. - CHAPTER VI. PARKER’S DEEP GAME. - CHAPTER VII. A PARLEY. - CHAPTER VIII. A DIVERS’ BATTLE. - CHAPTER IX. THE GALLEON’S GOLD. - CHAPTER X. WHAT BECAME OF THE DOLPHIN. - CHAPTER XI. FRANK’S ADVENTURES. - CHAPTER XII. WHICH ENDS THE TALE. - - - - - CHAPTER I. - THE SUNKEN TREASURE. - - -The clipper ship Aurelian, one of the few survivors of the old West -India trade, had sighted Sandy Hook, and was making New York harbor -after a remarkable voyage from Belize. - -Captain Hartley, her master, was eagerly watching the approaches to the -harbor with his deck glass. - -By his side stood a man of distinguished appearance. - -He was tall, sinewy, and would have been considered handsome were it not -for the yellow hue of skin which all travelers in tropical climes are -bound to acquire. - -Cecil Clifford had traveled the world over. His hobby was archæology, -and as he was a man of large means and a member of many historical and -scientific societies, he was able to pursue his researches to any -extent. - -He was the only passenger aboard the Aurelian, and was returning to New -York from Honduras with a thrilling purpose in view. - -What this purpose was only he and Captain Hartley knew. - -“I only hope that Mr. Parker received our cable from Havana, and will be -at the wharf to meet us,” remarked Captain Hartley. - -“So do I,” agreed Clifford. “Is it not possible that he will come down -to meet us in a tug?” - -The captain shook his head with a wry face. - -“Humph!” he said; “you do not know Gilbert Parker. He is the most -penurious man in America. Do you think he would put out the money to -employ a tug? Depend upon it—never!” - -“Yet our cablegram may excite his cupidity. Did you not specify that it -was a matter of moment, involving perhaps millions?” - -“I did, but I do not fancy he would heed that. He is a very close, snug -man of business, this Gilbert Parker. The Aurelian is all the property -he owns in the world and every cent of profit she turns him in from her -voyages he with miserly proclivity stores away.” - -Cecil Clifford’s face wore a determined expression. - -“Very well,” he said, resolutely. “If Mr. Parker does not see fit to -lend the Aurelian for my purpose, I will buy, charter or build a vessel -of my own!” - -Captain Hartley turned eagerly about. - -“If you do that,” he said with some excitement, “why may I not enter -your service?” - -“And leave Parker?” - -The captain snapped his fingers. - -“The old skinflint has no love for me and vice versa,” he said. “I have -sailed the Aurelian for him eight years and made a mint of money for -him. Yet he would not yield me a bit of sympathy or help were I in -trouble or distress. You cannot blame me!” - -“Under such circumstances, no,” replied Clifford. “And Hartley, it shall -be so. You stand by me and I will by you.” - -“It is agreed.” - -They gripped hands. - -“You have faith in our enterprise?” - -“I have.” - -At this moment the first mate called down from the ship’s bridge: - -“There is a small tug over yonder making signals to us, skipper!” - -Hartley started forward. - -“A tug!” he cried. “Answer them at once! Can it be possible that it is -Parker coming to meet us?” - -“By Jove, I hope that is true!” cried Clifford heartily. - -“If so,” said the captain, “he has very radically departed from all -previous custom.” - -The tug which had signaled the Aurelian now drew momentarily nearer. - -Soon she was within hailing distance, and among her company the angular -form of the owner of the Aurelian was seen. - -The ship lay to and the tug ran alongside. The owner came up the gangway -somewhat hastily. - -“Ah, Hartley!” he said, in a brusque sort of way, “you have brought my -ship home safely once more!” - -“I think I may claim that, Mr. Parker,” replied the captain. - -“Has the voyage been successful?” - -“The best yet made!” - -“Ah! that is good,” declared Parker, rubbing his dry little hands while -his eyes glittered like beads. “You are very shrewd, Hartley, and I will -admit, faithful. I have gone to some expense to come out here and meet -you. That I will charge to the deficit account. I am anxious to know the -meaning of your cablegram!” - -“You shall know it at once!” replied the captain. “Come into the cabin. -But first, allow me, Mr. Parker, my friend, Cecil Clifford.” - -Parker bowed in a perfunctory way, and Clifford said - -“Very much pleased!” - -Then a few moments later they were seated in the cabin at a big table -spread with charts. - -Hartley opened the conversation. - -“I will first tell you a bit of a story, Mr. Parker,” he said; “it will -help to explain matters.” - -“Proceed!” said Parker, stiffly. - -“As I must first inform you,” continued the captain, “Mr. Clifford here -is an antiquarian and traveler. He was some few weeks ago engaged in -exploring the interior of Honduras. In the mountains he found the ruined -city of an ancient race. In exploring the ruins he found a secret -chamber which was completely walled up, save for one small opening large -enough to put a hand through. - -“In this secret chamber there was a skeleton enclosed in fragments of -armor, such as was worn by the soldiers of Spain in the sixteenth -century. - -“Here was a mystery, and he at once set himself at work to solve it. His -first assumption was that it was the remains of one of the early Spanish -invaders, who had been made a prisoner by the natives and shut up here -to starve to death. - -“And upon the walls of the death cell he found the following scratched -in barely legible characters into the stone: - - “I, Don Cristobal Mendoza, am thrown into this dungeon to starve - by the heathen, curses upon them! Curses upon the fortune which - placed me in their power. - - “Here I am doomed to die, while my ship, the Donna Veneta, lies - fathoms deep in the ocean, off this cursed coast, with all my - great fortune aboard. - - “Woe is the day I left sunny Spain with my princely holdings, to - set up a kingdom in this land of deception and disappointment. - Buried at the bottom of the sea is my noble ship and millions of - pesos, while I am to die in this fearful hole. Jesus pity! Save my - soul!” - -“Then followed a diagram which was rudely drawn to show the spot where -the Donna Veneta went down. The whole coast map of Honduras was shown, -and so comprehensive was it that a skipper familiar with the waters -should be able to sail directly to it. - -“No latitude or longitude was given, only approximate distances, but -this was deemed enough.” - -The diagram was briefly discussed. All the while Parker had listened -with a cat-like gleam in his eyes. - -“Well, Mr. Parker,” said Hartley, finally, “what do you think of it? Is -not that treasure worth recovering?” - -“Recovering!” exclaimed the miser, squeakily; “how can it be recovered? -How can you recover anything from such a depth in the sea as that?” - -“Pshaw! There are hundreds of divers who will go down to the wreck.” - -“If they can find it.” - -“You are incredulous!” - -“What do you want of me? Is this your reason for calling me out here at -such trouble and expense?” cried the miser, angrily. “What a bit of -moonshine! You are a fool, Hartley. I gave you credit for more sense. -What folly to think that you could recover such a treasure. Why, it is -absurd—very absurd, sir!” - -For a moment Hartley’s face was black. Hot words were on his tongue, but -he only said, in a steely way: - -“Then you have no faith in this project?” - -“None whatever!” - -“You will not lend the Aurelian to this scheme on promise of an equal -division?” - -“Never!” - -The miser spoke decidedly; Hartley arose quickly to his feet. He was -very resolute and very angry. - -“Then, Mr. Parker,” he said, “you may look for a new captain. I am out -of your employ this moment.” - -Parker gave a violent start. - -“What!” he cried, “have I not always paid you well?” - -“Never without reluctance.” - -“Then you mean to leave me?” - -“I do.” - -“What will you do? You have no ship nor enough of money to carry out -your hare-brained enterprise.” - -“But my friend, Mr. Clifford, has,” replied Hartley, coolly. - -The miser turned and regarded Clifford almost insolently. - -“Yes,” said the traveler, with assumed nonchalance. “You have chosen to -throw away your golden opportunity, Mr. Parker. We are not sorry, -however, to exclude you from our enterprise. It is true that I have -money enough to build, buy or charter any kind of a vessel we may desire -to accomplish our purpose.” - -The miser looked keenly at Clifford and then stammered: - -“But—I—I will reconsider——” - -“No, you won’t,” said Clifford emphatically. “We are alone in this -enterprise, sir. You are excluded!” - -The miser said no more. But he chuckled much under his breath. The -Aurelian a few hours later was at her wharf. - -Then Captain Hartley and the distinguished traveler took their leave of -the vessel. The captain took the portfolio in which he had kept the copy -of Don Cristobal’s story, among other effects. - -Both proceeded at once to a hotel. Neither were disconcerted by the -decision of Parker. - -“The Aurelian is a good vessel,” said Hartley, “but there are others, -Clifford. I am not sorry to leave the old curmudgeon out of it.” - -“Nor I,” agreed Clifford; “but now, my dear friend, let us at once get -down to business.” - - - - - CHAPTER II. - THE YOUNG INVENTOR. - - -Clifford’s plan was to buy diving suits, and at once look up men used to -descending into the greatest depths of the sea. - -But these were not easily found. Neither were they at once successful in -finding the right sort of a sailing craft for their purpose. - -While thus somewhat perplexed a curious incident occurred which -completely changed their plans. - -Clifford chanced to pick up a newspaper and read a large heading: - - “A WONDERFUL INVENTION! - - “Frank Reade, Jr., the young inventor, once more to the fore. This - time it is a famous submarine boat which is a complete success, - and with which the wonderful young man intends to sail around the - world under water. The problem of deep-sea navigation solved. The - naval and marine world in general much interested.” - -More followed of a descriptive nature, and Clifford read every line. -Then he drew a deep breath. - -He arose and put on his hat. - -“Hartley,” he said, “come with me.” - -The manner of the great traveler impressed the captain. He looked up in -surprise and asked: - -“Where?” - -“I am going to Readestown.” - -“To Readestown?” - -“Yes.” - -“What for?” - -“To see Frank Reade, Jr.” - -“What——” - -“Ask no questions until we get there. Then you will understand all. Come -along!” - -Hartley knew there was no use in trying to argue the point. It was -always best to give Clifford his own way. So he followed him. - -Readestown was a neat little town on a river leading down to the sea. It -was chiefly noted for the family of great inventors, the Reades, who had -founded the place. - -Frank Reade, Jr., himself, sat in his private office at the machine -works looking over some plans. - -He was a tall, handsome youth, with a certain bearing which -distinguished him wherever he went. - -Suddenly the door opened and a woolly head appeared in the space between -the door and the frame. - -A negro, black as a coal and with gleaming ivories, stood there. - -“Well, Pomp,” said Frank, looking up, “what is it?” - -“Suah, sah, two gentlemen as wants fo’ to see yo’, sah. Dey won’t take -no, sah!” - -Frank took the cards handed him and glanced at the names. - - “JOSEPH HARTLEY—CECIL CLIFFORD. - “New York City.” - -“I don’t know them,” he said. “What is their business?” - -“Berry important, sah, so dey say. Kain’t tell no mo’.” - -“Show them in.” - -“A’right, sah.” - -Pomp disappeared, but he had no sooner vanished than a shock of red hair -and a genial Irish mug appeared in the spot he had left. - -“Shure, Misther Frank, ivery bit av the sthores is aboard the boat, -sor.” - -“Good for you, Barney O’Shea!” replied the young inventor. “Everything -is then in readiness for the start.” - -“Yis, sor.” - -“Very well, that will do.” - -The red hair and grinning mug then vanished. - -Barney and Pomp were Frank Reade, Jr.’s faithful body servants. They had -been long in his employ. - -Steps were heard outside a few moments later, and two men entered. - -Captain Hartley and Cecil Clifford shook hands with Frank Reade, Jr. In -a very few moments they were the warmest of friends, so instinctive was -the sympathetic tie between kindred souls. - -“We understand you have perfected a submarine boat, Mr. Reade,” said -Clifford. - -“That is true,” replied Frank. - -“That is a wonderful triumph. We congratulate you.” - -“Thank you.” - -“Do you intend starting for a deep-sea cruise very soon?” - -“In a very few days.” - -“Have you an object in view beyond simple exploration?” - -“Nothing special.” - -Clifford and the captain exchanged glances. Then the former said: - -“Will you kindly listen to a little story we have to tell, Mr. Reade?” - -“With pleasure,” replied Frank. - -Then Clifford detailed the story of the Donna Veneta and her treasure. - -As he dwelt upon the story of the sunken galleon’s gold, Frank grew -interested. - -For some moments after Clifford finished his story he was thoughtful. - -Then he said: - -“So Gilbert Parker would not lend his ship Aurelian to such an -enterprise?” - -“No,” said Clifford. - -“Which shows his folly. Gentlemen, what if I propose to place the -submarine boat Dolphin at your disposal?” - -Clifford and Hartley sprang forward, and each grasped a hand of the -young inventor. - -“Hurrah! You have saved the day!” cried Clifford. “We knew that you -would look with favor on our plans!” - -“Only think of having a submarine boat at our disposal!” cried Hartley. -“Success is assured!” - -“Well, gentlemen, I am decided,” said Frank. “We will all go aboard the -Dolphin in search of the galleon’s gold. The start shall be made at -once, and old Parker will find out what a colossal old ass he is.” - -Hartley and Clifford cheered vociferously. But Frank pulled chairs up to -the table, and said: - -“Where is your plan or diagram?” - -Hartley pulled out the portfolio and opened it; he spread some papers on -the table. - -They were quickly examined, and then all three men looked at each other -blankly. - -“Jericho!” gasped Hartley. “Where are the diagrams, Cecil?” - -“They ought to be here!” - -“But they are not!” - -Clifford and Hartley were aghast. - -“What has become of them?” he gasped, weakly. “My soul, Hartley, you -don’t believe that they have been stolen?” - -“Stolen!” exclaimed the captain in a hollow voice. “That is their fate. -Cecil, we are ruined men!” - -Frank glanced from one to the other. - -“Who could have stolen them?” he asked. - -“We do not know.” - -“To whom else have you shown them?” - -“To no one—except——” - -Clifford and Hartley stared at each other. Then both gasped in the same -breath: - -“Gilbert Parker!” - -“The old hound!” rejoined Hartley, hotly. “Would he dare do such a -villainous thing?” - -“I believe him capable of anything,” said Cecil. “I know he is an old -villain!” - -Hartley took several turns up and down the room. - -“We can prove nothing,” he said. “Of course he will deny it. Again, -perhaps we have lost them. What shall we do? Can you not repeat that -diagram from memory, Cecil?” - -In answer, the traveler sat down, and after some time drew crude lines -upon paper. - -“This is as near as I can remember it,” he said, “but I lose much -valuable detail.” - -“What could have prompted us to attempt to take Parker into the scheme -at all?” cried Hartley, with self anger. “I might have known that he -would try to figure it all into his own coffers. What shall we do?” - -“There is only one thing,” said Frank, arising. - -“And that?” - -“We will accept this diagram and scour every foot of the Honduras Gulf. -We shall have an advantage in the submarine boat.” - -“Right!” cried Clifford, in a transport of joy. “There is a solution of -all! We will beat Mr. Parker at his own game! Mr. Reade, we owe all to -you.” - -“That is nothing,” said Frank. “I am with you body and soul! But enough! -Would you not like to take a look at the Dolphin?” - -“Delighted!” both cried. - -“Come on, then!” - -Frank led the way through high gates into an inner yard. In the center -of this was a deep basin or tank of water. - -It was connected with the river several hundred yards below by means of -a canal and a lock. - -In the center of the tank floated the submarine boat. - -It was a wonderful specimen of seacraft. The two new-comers gazed at it -spellbound. - -In shape the Dolphin was long and rakish and her lines indicated speed. -Her hull was of plates of steel. - -Her main deck was roofed over entirely, giving her an odd appearance as -she lay there in the water. In this roof was an enormous plate-glass -skylight and any number of dead-eyes. - -These were wholly for purposes of observation from the interior of the -boat. There was a large observation window and conning tower upon each -side of the vessel about midships. - -A pilot-house with a conical dome and heavy glass windows was forward. -There was an outer deck or platform to the width of six feet, which -extended all around the vessel and was protected by a guard rail. - -The Dolphin had three steel masts and a long bowsprit with rigging of -steel ropes. These were more for the steadying of the craft than -practical use. - -She had twin screws, which were driven by powerful electric engines on a -peculiar storage plan, which was wholly the invention of Frank Reade, -Jr. - -So light and clean cut was the Dolphin that she could make a famous rate -of speed even under water. - -The interior of the boat was most palatially furnished. Every comfort -and convenience known to science was there. - -From the pilot-house to the engine-room, salons, staterooms, magazine -and all were complete. - -There was also the huge pneumatic reservoir or tank for the sinking or -rising of the boat. This was done by simply admitting or expelling -water. - -Also the chemical generator, with its tubes extending to every part of -the boat for the furnishing of pure air while under water. Altogether -the submarine boat was a marvel. - - - - - CHAPTER III. - THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA. - - -Barney and Pomp had faithfully made every preparation for the submarine -cruise. - -Stores sufficient to last two years were aboard the boat. She was in -apple-pie order, her dynamos being ready to start at an instant’s -notice. - -She rocked lightly in the tank, and as Hartley and Clifford went aboard -of her they were enthused. - -“By the great whale!” cried the captain, “she’s the neatest sea craft I -have ever seen.” - -“A floating palace!” declared Clifford. “Mr. Reade, this is no ordinary -invention.” - -“Well,” admitted Frank, “she quite excels anything I have yet -manufactured, I admit. Yet I think I can excel her merits.” - -Hartley looked incredulous. - -“It does not seem possible,” he said. “And yet I cannot dispute you, Mr. -Reade. I think anything is quite possible for you.” - -Frank bowed modestly at this profuse compliment. Then they all repaired -to the office again. - -A day was agreed upon for the start, and all hands were to be ready at -that time. - -It was believed that the Donna Veneta could be found even without the -important diagram left by Don Cristobal. - -As she was a submarine boat, this seemed plausible enough. - -“At any rate,” declared Clifford, “if we can do no better, we can go -into the interior of Honduras and look up the record in the ruin again.” - -“But if Parker abstracted the diagram, what was his purpose?” asked -Frank. - -The trio exchanged glances. - -“Perhaps he thinks of getting in ahead of us with the Aurelian,” -ventured Hartley: “it is just like the old hypocrite.” - -“Indeed, that is so,” agreed Clifford. - -But Frank Reade, Jr., frowned. - -“It will bother him some to locate the Donna Veneta before we do,” he -said. “It is possible that he can do it, but I don’t believe it.” - -So the matter was dropped. - -The spirits of the fortune hunters were high. - -They could not restrain their exuberance. That night Hartley and -Clifford went back to New York to complete their preparations. - -In three days the Dolphin was to begin its submarine voyage for the -Gulf. On the afternoon of the second day Hartley picked up a daily -paper, and as is always a sea captain’s wont, glanced over the shipping -news. - -He gave a sudden wild start. - -“Great whales!” he gasped; “just look at this.” - -He placed his finger on an item. Clifford read it: - - “S’ld: Thursday, June 5th, the ship Aurelian, Captain Jed Moore, - for the West Indies and Central American ports.” - -The two men looked stupefied. Then Hartley raised his finger -significantly. - -“Just as true as you live, Cecil Clifford, that old scoundrel is going -to try and recover the Donna Veneta’s treasure.” - -“But he has no right to it!” - -“What does he care?” - -“It would be the act of a thief.” - -“That is just what he is.” - -Hartley was thoughtful for some while. He knew that the Aurelian would -have a day’s start of the Dolphin. But could she beat her to Honduras? - -If Parker really had the diagram he certainly had an advantage, for he -could at once locate the treasure. - -“Well, there is one thing about it,” said Cecil resolutely, “if we run -against him in those waters there will be likely to be trouble.” - -“You are right.” - -“I don’t believe Frank Reade, Jr., will take any of their impudence.” - -“Nor I.” - -“Perhaps we had better let him know about this at once. Shall we wire -him?” - -“Better see him in person. Can we not be all ready to start for -Readestown to-day?” - -“I see no reason against it.” - -“By all means let us go.” - -It did not require much time for the two excited men to get all in -readiness for an early start. - -Frank Reade, Jr., was not a little surprised when he heard the report of -Parker’s conduct. - -“There is no doubt but that he has gone to Honduras to recover the -treasure,” he said, “but we will beat him at that game.” - -“Good!” cried Hartley and Clifford in chorus. “We knew what your -sentiments would be, Mr. Reade.” - -“Well, that is just what they are,” said the young inventor resolutely. -“We will make trouble for Mr. Parker. He is entitled to no part of the -Veneta’s treasure nor shall he have it.” - -The Dolphin was in apple-pie order and ready for the start. A few hours -later all were aboard. - -We will not dwell upon the leave-taking of Readestown. A large crowd -wished the submarine navigators God-speed. - -The Dolphin a few days later sailed the waters of the Gulf, and was -rapidly on her way to Honduras. - -Thus far she had sailed most of the distance on the surface. Now, -however, Frank decided to proceed the rest of the way under the water. - -So he pressed the valve which filled the reservoir, and the boat at once -began to sink. - -Down she settled gracefully beneath the waves. - -In spite of themselves the voyagers could not help but feel a curious -thrill as they went below the surface, and knew that they were going to -the bottom of the sea. - -There was a brief instant of darkness. - -Then Frank touched the electric lever and—presto! the interior of the -boat was ablaze with light. - -And outside the radiance shed far and wide into the sea depths. Myriads -of fish came trooping down through the translucent mass. - -They were of thousands of shapes, colors and varieties. Some of them -were so large as to threaten the safety of the boat. - -But fortunately these large ones were great cowards, and kept at a safe -distance from the boat. - -Frank turned on the searchlight and sent its rays shooting down into the -depths. - -As yet the bottom could not be seen. - -“Are we getting down to the center of the earth?” cried Hartley; “it -must be an immense depth here!” - -“I see nothing of the bottom yet!” cried Clifford. “Can the little boat -stand the strain, Frank?” - -The young inventor knit his brows. - -“Why, I think so,” he said, but yet looked anxious, for the Dolphin was -creaking and groaning somewhat; “the bottom must be near. Ah, there, I -can see it!” - -And a wonderful sight it was which burst upon the view of all at that -moment. - -The bottom of the sea. - -They were sure at that moment that they were the only human beings who -had ever beheld it at that depth. - -It was like a view into another and strange world. - -To adequately describe it would be quite impossible. - -There were forests of marine plants, some of them gigantic in size, -cavernous recesses, the lurking place of strange sea monsters, and coral -reefs deeply submerged in sand. - -The Dolphin sailed over this wonderful scene, while the voyagers took it -all in spellbound. - -“If the Veneta is sunk in such a sea as this,” declared Clifford, “it -will be difficult enough to get at her on account of the marine growth.” - -“You are right,” agreed Hartley. “What do you think of it, Frank?” - -“Well,” said the young inventor, after some thought, “I hardly believe -that the sea which the Veneta is buried in is of the same sort as this. -While the Gulf of Honduras is undoubtedly rich in marine growth, yet I -believe that there are greater tracts of sandy plain and coral reef. Let -us hope to find the Veneta in such.” - -“Amen!” cried Clifford. “We will accept no other belief anyway!” - -The Dolphin kept on for miles sailing over the forest of marine growth. - -Had the voyagers felt the inclination there would have been no open -space for a safe descent. - -For to risk a descent among the tangled fibers and branches of the -marine plants would be worse than folly. Powerful as the Dolphin was, -she might not be able to extricate herself. - -For hours the submarine boat kept on in this way. - -Barney was at the helm, while Frank and Hartley and Clifford sat in the -cabin and discussed the subject of locating the Veneta. - -Barney kept his hand on the Dolphin’s wheel and a sharp lookout out of -the window at the same time. - -Pomp had been at work in the galley. - -He had finished his cooking and for a moment stood looking out of his -window at the curious sights which seemed to pass in review before him. - -Suddenly he heard Barney in the pilot-house above calling him. - -“Shure, naygur, an’ phwere is the heart av yez? Can yez bear to see me -stharve, yez ill-mannered coon yez?” - -“Huh!” grunted Pomp. “Why didn’t yo’ say yo’ was hungry?” - -“Bejabers, yez have only to luk at me to see that.” - -“Yo’ am right dar, I’sh; wha’ yo’ loike fo’ to eat?” - -“Shure I’ll take it in liquid form if yez don’t moind.” - -“Yo’ want some consomme, den?” - -“Divil a bit! Yez know phat’s best to warrum the cockles av me heart.” - -Pomp chuckled. - -“I done fink I undahstan’ yo’,” he said. “I brung yo’ up some dreckly.” - -Pomp reached down behind the flour bin and brought forth from the -darkness a black bottle. - -The label on it read: - -Good Bourbon Whisky. - -Now everybody knows the Irishman’s weakness; the Englishman imbibes ale, -the German drinks beer, the Frenchman sips wine, the American brandy, -but the true bred Celt despises all of these, and turns to whisky. - -Pomp poured a good dose of the pure article into a small flask; then he -did something else. - - - - - CHAPTER IV. - A CATASTROPHE. - - -The two were warm friends, but ever addicted to the playing of jokes -upon each other. Sometimes one had the better of it, and sometimes the -other. - -Pomp saw what he believed an elegant opportunity to square some past -grievances with his friend. - -“Golly, I done fix dat chile!” he chuckled. “He laike whisky, do he? -Massy Lordy, I gib him de Keeley Cure!” - -With which, still chuckling, he reached up and took down a small bag of -ground red dust and seeds, and which was marked “Ground Red Peppers.” - -“Golly!” chuckled the darky, “he done fink somefin’ got him fo’ suah!” - -Into the flask he put a liberal quantity of the ground peppers. Then he -touched his tongue to the compound. - -The touch fairly lifted him off his feet. A swallow would seem -sufficient to send a man up in smoke, so hot was it. - -So delighted was the darky with the prospect that he yielded to -immediate laughter. - -Barney heard it and cried: - -“Phwat the divil ails yez, naygur? Phwat do yez foind so funny?” - -Pomp sobered at once. - -“I was jes’ larfin’ to mahse’f,” he replied hastily, fearful that he -would be suspected. - -“Laughin’ at yesilf! Well, shure that’s nothin’ to be wondhered at. But -shure will yez hurry up wid the crather?” - -“Yo’ hold yo’ patience jes’ a bit till I put dis bread in de oven!” -replied Pomp, “I’se comin’.” - -Then he picked up the flask and sprang up the stairs. Barney took it -from his hand eagerly. - -“Begorra, it’s a gintlemon yez are!” cried Barney, “yez know well enuff -phwat I need.” - -With which the Celt threw the flask to his lips. - -Pomp stood eagerly waiting for the explosion. Gurgle, gurgle went the -liquor down his throat. - -The darky stared. - -Could he believe his senses? - -The Celt slowly and deliberately drained the flask. Then he laid it down -and said: - -“Bejabers, that tastes loike some whisky I once got in Donnybrook!” he -said. “It’s fairly aloive!” - -Pomp gave a gasp. - -Then he picked up the flask and looked at Barney like one in a dream. -His eyes fairly rolled in their sockets. - -Barney looked at him in surprise. - -“Phwat the divil ails yez!” he cried. “Shure are yez sick?” - -“N—no, sah!” replied the dazed coon, “but—did yo’ drink all dat whisky -roight down an’——” - -“Phwat the divil did yez expict me to do? Did yez want a sip yersilf?” - -“N—no, sah!” spluttered the coon, “but—but——” - -He said no more, but made his way down the stairs slowly to the galley. -There he scratched his woolly pate and muttered: - -“On mah wo’d I neber heerd ob sich a mouf an’ stummick as dat I’ishman -hab got. I done fink he make a good meal on window glass any time he -feel laike it.” - -But Barney had tasted the most fiery of liquors too many times to mind a -little thing like this. He knew from the taste that the darky had -doctored the liquor, and he suspected what it was. - -So he chuckled to himself. - -“Begorra, the coon thought he had me solid that toime. But fer a fact he -got badly left, fer divil a bit do I moind a little foire in the -crather.” - -But Barney laid it up against the darky just the same, and muttered: - -“I’ll foix him fer it!” - -While Pomp said: - -“I done fink dat I’ishman am cast iron inside. I never fought he was -sich a tough man afore.” - -But for all that, the whisky did affect the Celt. - -It was powerful strong and made Barney feel a bit tipsy. His hand was -not so strong at the wheel. - -As a result, an accident occurred. The boat was approaching a reef at -full speed, when Barney’s foot slipped and he fell. - -Before he could regain his feet the wheel spun around, there was a -shock, and everybody was hurled to the cabin floor. The lights went out, -there was a booming of waters and all was darkness. - -The boat stood still. Frank Reade, Jr., was the first to recover -himself. - -He arose and groped his way into the pilot-house. - -“Mither save us!” came a voice from the corner; “shure, it’s kilt I am -intoirely!” - -“Barney!” cried Frank, “what has happened?” - -“Begorra, Misther Frank, divil a bit kin I tell yez. I think, though, -that we have run ferninst a reef, sor!” - -“Well, that’s pretty work!” cried Frank angrily. “What do you mean by -such stupidity?” - -“Shure, sor, I hope yez will not blame me too much. Me fut slipped an’ I -fell.” - -There was nothing to be done but make the best of it, though Frank gave -the Celt a good reprimand. - -Then he made haste to examine the exact position of the submarine boat -and her chances. - -It was an affair more than ordinarily serious. The reflection that they -might be immovably fixed on the reef gave all the voyagers a chill. - -The electric lights were quickly turned on, and the engines carefully -inspected. - -These fortunately were fond to be uninjured. - -Frank reversed them, with a view to drawing the boat off the ledge if -possible. - -But this was useless. The boat was stuck there, and would not move. It -was a serious case. - -What was to be done? - -They were many fathoms deep in the sea. Unless the boat could be freed -from her position on the ledge, their fate would be too dreadful for -contemplation. - -Doomed to die of starvation at the bottom of the sea. It was a dreadful -thought. - -Clifford was very pale as he approached Frank and said: - -“What are the chances, Mr. Reade?” - -Frank shook his head slowly. - -“Rather scant!” he said. “I can give no definite answer until after I -have taken a look at her from the outside.” - -“From the outside?” - -“Yes.” - -Clifford looked surprised. - -“How can you do that?” he asked. - -“Easy enough,” replied Frank. “I have a patent diving suit which I can -wear.” - -“Well, I am interested,” declared Clifford. “How will you dare to -venture out in these waters in a diving suit? I should think the -pressure would be too great.” - -“Not with my new diving suit,” replied Frank. “I have perfected it so -that, as no life line is used, a pressure of almost any depth can be -resisted.” - -“Without a life line? How do you breathe?” - -“By means of a chemical generator which is portable and is carried on -the back. It furnishes the best of air and is similar to the generator -which furnishes our boat with oxygen.” - -“Wonderful!” exclaimed Clifford. “You are truly a man of inventions, Mr. -Reade.” - -Frank laughed. - -“That is the most simple of all my inventions,” he said. - -“You don’t happen to have two of those wonderful diving suits, do you?” - -“I have half a dozen.” - -“Good! Would you mind my putting on one of them and accompanying you?” - -“Certainly you may.” - -Frank called to Barney, who brought out the diving suits. Two of them -were selected. - -Frank and Clifford were soon encased in the suits, and ready to leave -the cabin. - -Each carried a small ax at the girdle. Otherwise they were unarmed. - -Of course there was something to fear from the monsters of the deep, but -neither shrank from the risk. A moment later they entered the vestibule. - -Then Frank closed the cabin door and pressed a valve. Instantly the -vestibule filled with water. - -It was an easy matter to open the outer door and walk out on the deck. - -It required some moments for both to get accustomed to the unusual -pressure. But after awhile they were enabled to see and think clearly. - -Then Frank began to descend from the deck to the bed of the sea. He -found solid footing in the sand which covered that part of the reef. - -He made his way slowly along to the bow of the Dolphin. - -A glance was enough. - -The steel ram of the vessel was driven deep into the reef and seemed -immovable. The keel rested in a cleft of coral which bound it tightly on -all sides. - -So intent was Frank upon examining the position of the Dolphin that he -gave no thought to anything else about him. - -So it happened that Clifford, who had been engaged in looking for coral -specimens, came near getting into a bad scrape. - -It happened in this way: - -He had caught sight of a curious coral growth jutting out from the reef, -and was determined to make an effort to secure it. - -He clambered up a steep place and placed his hand upon the coral. At the -same moment he noticed an orifice in the rock just to his right. - -Even as he did so he fancied he saw the glitter of something bright -beyond. But he gave it no heed. - -This was Clifford’s mistake. - -For while reaching for the coral a long, sinewy arm darted out of the -orifice. In an instant it wound itself about the body of the -unsuspecting diver. - -It wound about him in serpentine fold and he was torn from his perch and -drawn toward the orifice. - -In one swift instant Clifford realized his peril and the character of -his foe. - -He knew that the sinewy arm was really the tentacle of a fierce octopus -or sea-cat, and that its horrid jaws were waiting to mangle him. - -And he seemed powerless to resist. For a moment he was dazed with utter -horror and indecision. - -What should he do? - -This was a problem. - - - - - CHAPTER V. - ON THE REEF. - - -In his horror, Clifford forgot himself and shouted wildly to Frank, but -the young inventor did not reply. - -Of course he could not hear. Indeed, the only way conversation could be -carried on was by placing the helmets closely together and loudly -shouting. - -So that the young inventor, intent on examining the Dolphin’s position, -thought of nothing else, until by chance he turned his head. - -Then the sight which he beheld filled him with horror. - -For a moment he could not act. - -“My God!” he gasped, “Clifford is lost!” - -Then his senses returned. - -He realized that his friend was in mortal peril, and that he must go to -his aid. At any cost he must try and save him. - -So he drew his ax from his girdle and made a leap forward. - -In the meanwhile Clifford had been fighting for all that was in his -power. He wielded his ax with desperate energy. - -He struck blow after blow at the huge tentacle which held him so firmly. -Each blow threatened to sever it. - -But even as success was crowning his efforts, out darted another arm and -encircled him. - -This was surely drawing him into the orifice, when Frank came to the -rescue. - -The young inventor dealt a terrific blow at the tentacle. It partly -severed it. Another huge arm came stealing out, and Frank dealt it a -blow also. - -Clifford was too exhausted to do more. But Frank threw an arm about him, -and dealing the tentacle a severing blow drew his friend quickly out of -reach. - -Nothing more was seen of the octopus. - -It did not emerge from its den, but a dense cloud of black fluid did, -and it so clouded the water that Frank was obliged to drag Clifford some -distance away. - -The latter recovered quickly. Frank put his helmet close and shouted: - -“Are you all right?” - -“Yes,” replied Clifford; “it was a close call!” - -“Indeed it was!” - -“But for you I should have lost my life!” - -Frank made signs to return to the Dolphin, but Clifford felt sufficient -curiosity to ask: - -“How about the boat?” - -“There is but one way to get her off the reef.” - -“And that——” - -“I will explain when we get back to the boat.” - -“All right!” - -In a few moments they reached the rail. To their surprise they saw -Barney in the vestibule, all in his diver’s suit. - -The brave Celt had seen their distress and was coming to their rescue. - -“Begorra, Misther Frank!” he cried, when the two divers were once more -safely aboard. “I thought it was the end av yez. May the Howly Vargin be -praised, yez are all roight an’ safe!” - -“Well; I thought our friend, Clifford, was surely done for,” said Frank, -“but by the best of good fortune he is still with us.” - -“Which happy fact I owe to Mr. Reade,” declared Clifford. “I shall never -forget it.” - -The matter was dropped now, however, for another important one. The -question as to the fate of the Dolphin was now brought up. - -Frank was thoughtful for some while, and finally said: - -“Wait until to-morrow. Then I will be able to decide.” - -That night few in the party slept very soundly; at an early hour Pomp -had a steaming breakfast ready. - -All were rather sober as they sat around the table. - -“Well,” said Frank, “if we are doomed to spend the rest of our days at -the bottom of the sea we can count upon extending our span of life to a -limit of about two years.” - -“How do you make that exact calculation?” asked Captain Hartley. - -“There are just stores enough on board to last two years,” replied -Frank. - -“After they are gone?” - -Frank laughed nervously. - -“Two years is a good long while in which to make up our minds what to -do. Perhaps before that time we may hit upon a good scheme.” - -“Let us hope so,” said Clifford; “but we should like to hear of your -scheme of yesterday, Frank.” - -“By all means!” cried Hartley. - -“Huh! neber you mind,” cried Pomp. “Marse Frank he neber get stuck. He -fin’ some way out ob any kin’ ob a scrape.” - -“Bejabers, that’s roight!” averred Barney. - -After some reflection and much persuasion Frank divulged the plan which -had occurred to him. - -“It is a simple one,” he said; “it consists merely of digging a mine -under the boat and trying to dislodge her with dynamite.” - -“Hurrah!” cried Clifford. “What could be better?” - -“So say I!” said Hartley. - -But Frank shook his head slowly. - -“There are many risks involved,” he said. “We must consider the -possibility of the Dolphin springing a leak, or of the dynamite -straining her timbers.” - -“But—how can she spring a leak?” - -“Her timbers or plates may be already started, and dislodging her may -start the leak in an instant.” - -The faces of all fell. - -“Is there any certainty of such being the case?” asked Hartley. - -“No certainty,” replied Frank, “only a possibility, and a very strong -one at that.” - -“Then it is narrowed down to a question of expediency, whether it is -better to risk instant death or the more lingering fate of two years -under the deep sea.” - -“Exactly,” agreed Frank. “If we explode the dynamite now the boat may -fill and sink in ten minutes. There is the chance.” - -“Humph!” said Hartley. “If we have got to die it may as well be now as -two years from now.” - -Frank glanced around the little circle inquiringly. - -“What do the rest of you say?” he asked. “Shall we accept the chance?” - -“Put it to ballot,” said Hartley. - -“Agreed!” - -Clifford made out some ballots and handed them around. They were marked -and thrown on the table. - -Hartley counted them. - -His face wore an indescribable expression as he looked up and said: - -“The question is settled. The ballot is unanimous.” - -“In favor of——” - -“The dynamite.” - -Frank Reade, Jr., arose from his chair. He was very cool and steady as -he said to Barney: - -“Bring up the metal canisters from the hold. Rig a wire with the -battery. Then procure picks and spades, put on your suits, you and Pomp, -and come with me.” - -Pomp went for the picks and spades. In a few moments all was in -readiness. - -Frank, with Barney and Pomp, donned diving suits. - -Then they went out on deck, and a little later were at the keel of the -boat. - -Frank directed the digging of the mine. - -The coral was easily picked away, but the ledge rock required drilling -and splitting. - -Slowly but surely the mine was made. All that day the work went on. - -It was noon of the succeeding day, however, before it was finished. Then -the cartridges were placed. - -Great bales, made of soft burlap filled with sand, were placed under the -keel and over the dynamite to act as a cushion and reduce the shock. - -Then the wires were connected, and the three divers went aboard the -Dolphin. - -They removed their diving suits, and Frank faced Clifford and Hartley, -who were pale and somewhat excited. - -Now that the critical moment had come, each really shrank from the -mighty risk. Yet neither could justly be called a coward. - -“Well?” said Hartley. - -“Well!” exclaimed Clifford. - -Then there was a period of silence. Frank looked keenly at the two men. - -“What shall it be?” he asked. “I shall leave it all with you.” - -“Do not hesitate on our account,” said Hartley firmly; “we do not shrink -from it.” - -“All will be over in a very few moments. We shall know if it is to be -life or death.” - -“It would be death in the long run anyway,” declared Clifford. “Whatever -it is, let us all meet our fate like brave men.” - -“That settles it,” declared Frank, “prepare for the shock!” - -Everything movable aboard the boat was carefully secured. Then Frank -announced all in readiness. - -It was a moment of suspense. - -Frank stood by the vestibule door with the wire and electric key in his -hand. He closed his eyes and spasmodically pressed it. - -It was all a matter of momentous doubt. All hinged upon the result of -the explosion. Five human lives hung in the balance. - -The result was instantaneous. - -All that the voyagers could ever remember of the affair afterward was -that there was a terrific shock, a confused jumbling of ideas and -incidents, and then—— - -Frank Reade, Jr., opened his eyes and looked about him. - -Wonder of wonders! - -It was broad daylight. - -They were on the surface of the sea. All about them was one heaving -expanse of blue. - -“Great whales!” cried Captain Hartley. “What sort of a transformation do -you call this, mates?” - -“We are saved!” cried Clifford. - -“Begorra, it’s on the surface we are,” averred Barney. “Howiver did this -happen?” - -“Huh! Don’ yo’ know, I’ish?” cried Pomp. “Yo’ done lef de switch ob de -reservoir turned on.” - -“Bejabers that’s thrue!” cried the Celt. “I shure fergot it.” - -“It’s all right!” cried Frank; “it helped the explosion to raise the -boat. Now it is only a question as to whether the boat leaks or not.” - -“How shall we find out?” - -“We will sink if she does,” laughed Frank; “but I think we could hear -the water coming in if such was the case.” - -With which Frank went below. He listened at the bulkheads leading into -the hold. - -But the boat seemed as buoyant as ever. There was not the slightest -indication that she was leaking. - -The spirits of all now waxed more cheerful. It was a moral certainty -that the boat was saved and their lives as well. - -But as this realization fully dawned upon them, a loud cry came from -Pomp. - -“Hi, dar! luk out or we be run down, Marse Frank!” - - - - - CHAPTER VI. - PARKER’S DEEP GAME. - - -So engrossed had all been in the question of saving the Dolphin that -they were unconscious of other things transpiring near them. - -All unnoticed, a full-rigged ship had come bearing down upon them from -the north. - -It had been not a half mile distant when they came to the surface, but -they had not looked in that direction or noticed it. - -It was now not fifty yards from the Dolphin and bearing directly down -upon the submarine boat. It looked as if there was a deliberate purpose -to run the boat down. - -Frank Reade sprung into the pilot-house and switched the propeller -valve, at the same moment turning the rudder sharp about. - -The engines responded instantly and the Dolphin switched about, not an -instant too soon. - -The big ship’s hull just grazed her stern. It was certainly a very close -call. - -Indignantly Frank threw open the pilot-house window and shouted: - -“Ahoy, there, do you mean to run us down?” - -Only a mumbling reply came back as the ship went on. Men were seen in -her chains and at her after rail. - -The ship lay over to the wind and showed her stern. Instinctively all -looked for the name. - -And before this could be seen, Captain Hartley, who had been staring at -the vessel, cried: - -“Soul of old Neptune! It is the Aurelian, mates!” - -The announcement was like a dynamite bomb to the others. - -“The Aurelian!” gasped Clifford. - -“Are you sure of it?” cried Frank, eagerly. - -“Of course I am; don’t you suppose I would know my own ship in any part -of the world?” cried Hartley, indignantly. - -“You ought to,” agreed Frank, “and your assertion is proved, for there -is the name!” - -This was true. - -Upon the stern of the passing vessel was the name “Aurelian.” That she -was Gilbert Parker’s ship was a dead certainty. - -That she had meant to run the submarine boat down was also a sure thing. -It was an atrocious purpose, and made Frank’s blood boil. - -“The mean wretch!” he cried, angrily, “he certainly meant to run us -down.” - -“That he did!” cried Hartley; “that is just like old Parker.” - -They discussed the matter, angrily. The Aurelian was already half a mile -away. - -That she meant to recover the Veneta’s treasure if possible before the -Dolphin was a certainty. The thought angered Frank. - -“I see the whole cowardly game!” he cried angrily. “And they shall pay -for it well. They shall never carry home one penny of the Veneta’s -gold!” - -“But what could we do against them?” asked Hartley; “their ship is -larger than ours.” - -“You forget,” replied Frank, “the torpedo boat is the most deadly craft -in the U.S. navy. We can attack her on the same scale.” - -“You are right,” cried the captain. “We surely need fear nothing from -her. We could sail under her if we chose and sink her.” - -“Just so,” said Frank. “At least I will give them a good lesson.” - -He sprang into the pilot-house. He was about to give chase to the -Aurelian, when a warning cry came from Barney, who had just come up from -the engine-room. - -“Shure, sor,” he said, “there’s bad luck to pay!” - -“What do you mean?” asked Frank in surprise. - -“The tank, sor, is out of order. Shure, it must have been the shock av -dynamite.” - -“The tank!” exclaimed Frank, and sprung to the key board. He pressed the -pneumatic key. It would not operate. - -The boat remained upon the surface. Barney was right. - -The tank was certainly out of order. But what was the cause of it? Was -it the result of the explosion? - -He reckoned that this was true. He went down into the hold and made a -quick examination. - -This showed him that the tank had shifted its position, and bent the -tubes so that water could not be pressed through them. Until these were -straightened there was no hope of controlling the boat under water. - -Frank studied the situation for some time. - -He realized that it was an unfortunate situation, and that unless the -matter was remedied the expedition must prove a failure. - -Just how much of a job it would be to repair the damage he could hardly -estimate. - -“Well, Frank,” cried Clifford, “what do you think of it? Is it an -irreparable matter?” - -“No,” replied the young inventor, slowly; “yet, to tell the truth, she -ought to go into the dry dock. The tank should be moved back and -properly stayed.” - -“Is it impossible to do that without going into the dry dock?” - -“Oh, yes.” - -“Then the game is up?” - -“Not yet,” said Frank, hopefully, “there is a chance, I think we can -readjust and straighten the tubes. If so, then we shall be all right.” - -“But that will delay us!” - -“Certainly!” - -“For how long?” - -“A day!” - -There was a dubious silence. - -“Then the Aurelian will reach the Gulf of Honduras first. Perhaps she -may even recover the treasure.” - -“Let her, if she can,” said Frank, “it will not be such an easy matter -for her. She will have to send down divers and make many preparations -which will take up time. We will get there about as soon as she does, I -think.” - -Work was at once begun upon the twisted tubes. - -Barney and Pomp brought all the necessary tools down into the place and -operations commenced. - -As they progressed, Frank found that the job was not to be as difficult -as he had imagined. - -The tubes were uncoupled and straightened, and the valves readjusted. -But it required fourteen hours of hard work. - -In the meanwhile the Aurelian was long out of sight and well on her way -into the Gulf of Honduras. She must surely reach the sunken galleon -before the Dolphin. - -“Fate seems to play a very important hand in this matter,” said -Clifford. “With all our accidents it is a wonder that we are able to -reach Honduras at all.” - -“That is true,” agreed Frank, “but let us hope that we shall meet with -no more.” - -“Amen!” - -The tank was now once more in working order. In other respects the -Dolphin was all right. - -Once again she set out for the continuance of her voyage. - -Darkness was now over the sea. Yet the submarine boat, with her powerful -searchlight was enabled to make fully as good time as in daylight. - -It was in the afternoon of the next day that Frank announced that they -had passed through the Yucatan Channel and were really in the Gulf of -Honduras. - -Once more the diagram as prepared from memory by Clifford was consulted. - -Sailing by this for hours the Dolphin kept on. - -It was evening when they reached the locality where the Donna Veneta was -supposed to have sunk. - -“This is the spot as near as I can locate it,” said Clifford. - -“If that is true,” said Frank, “we have outwitted Parker, for the -Aurelian is certainly not in this vicinity.” - -It was true that no vessel was in sight. The Aurelian must have gone -upon the wrong tack. - -“What will we do?” asked Captain Hartley; “shall we wait until morning, -or attempt to explore the ocean by electric light?” - -“Even in daylight we should have to use the searchlight,” said Clifford -eagerly. “Suppose we examine it now, Frank?” - -“All right,” agreed the young inventor. “All is ready for the descent.” - -The doors and windows were quickly and hermetically closed. Then the -Dolphin plunged beneath the surface. - -Down she went for several hundred fathoms before the bottom was seen. - -Then a sandy plain lay before them. - -“That is good!” cried Frank. “It will be easier to find the Donna Veneta -than if the bottom was covered with weeds.” - -“True,” agreed Clifford. “I hope we will not be long in discovering -her.” - -All hands now posted themselves at the windows. The searchlight flashed -everywhere across the sandy plain, while the boat moved slowly about in -the quest. - -All manner of curious objects were encountered. Sometimes a huge -projecting ledge of rock would be mistaken for the wreck. - -And thus the search went on slowly and systematically. Results were not -far distant. - - - - - CHAPTER VII. - A PARLEY. - - -For the rest of the night the quest was kept up. It was morning before -anything worthy of note was discovered. - -Then Frank in the pilot-house flashing the light into the far depths -gave a sudden start. - -The object which met his gaze was certainly one well worthy of attention -and interest. - -He saw several forms groping about at the base of a small reef. He knew -at once from their shape that they were not marine animals. - -“On my word!” he cried, “here’s a go!” - -In a moment Clifford and Hartley were by his side. - -“What is it?” cried the latter. - -“Look!” - -Frank pointed to the distant objects. A startled exclamation burst from -the lips of both men. - -“Well I’m beat!” gasped Clifford; “they are human beings.” - -“Divers!” exclaimed Hartley. - -“Nothing more nor less,” said Frank. “It is quite likely that the -Aurelian is just overhead.” - -“That is the whole story!” cried Clifford. “They are looking for the -Donna Veneta.” - -Frank put on more speed. - -“Well,” he said shortly, “let us run down and interview them!” - -“Correct,” said Clifford. “We will ask a bit of an explanation.” - -The divers were apparently astonished at the sudden radiance of the -searchlight. They stood in a group waiting for developments. - -As the submarine boat came rushing down they seemed alarmed, but Frank -showed himself at the pilot-house windows, and made conciliatory -gestures. - -The submarine boat came to a halt not ten yards from the divers. No sign -of the Donna Veneta’s wreck was visible anywhere. - -“Get on a diving suit, Barney!” cried Frank. “Go out and ask them what -they are doing here.” - -“All roight, sor!” - -Barney hastened to obey orders. But before he could leave the boat, the -divers gave the signal and were pulled up rapidly to the surface. - -Frank instantly reversed the tank lever. The Dolphin began to rise. - -“Where are you going, Frank?” asked Clifford in surprise. - -“To the surface!” - -“What for?” - -“I want to see whether these men are from the Aurelian or not.” - -“Good!” - -The Dolphin sprung up out of the deep sea. All was daylight and the sun -was well up toward the meridian. - -A vessel lay to not one hundred yards distant. There were a group of men -leaning over her rail and apparently hauling up something on lines. - -These, of course, were the divers. A moment later they were pulled -safely over the rail. - -Frank instantly sailed nearer the Aurelian, for she it was, and made -signals. - -In response a man appeared in the shrouds. He was at once recognized. It -was Gilbert Parker. - -“There is the old chap himself!” cried Cecil. - -“Let us see what he has to say,” said Frank, as he stepped out on the -deck. - -It was but a moment’s work to answer the hail of Parker. The latter’s -words were pitched in a snarling key. - -“What do you want?” - -“We want to have a talk with you!” cried Frank. “Come over in a small -boat. You will be safe.” - -“I have no business that I wish to transact with you.” - -“Ah, but it may be to your interest to talk with us,” returned Frank. -“You had better grant us an interview.” - -A snarling, unintelligible reply came back. Then a boat put out from the -Aurelian’s side and was rowed swiftly alongside the Dolphin. - -Gilbert Parker and a dark-browed man stood in the bow. They stepped out -on the Dolphin’s deck. - -“Captain Warren,” said Parker, with a peculiar smile, as he exchanged -salutes and introduced his companion, “he is the present sailing master -of the Aurelian.” - -Then he turned abruptly to Frank and said: - -“What are you doing here?” - -Frank gazed keenly at the old rascal for a moment, and then replied with -deliberation: - -“We are in search of the sunken galleon Donna Veneta. What are you here -for?” - -Parker’s gaze shifted, but he managed to make reply: - -“We are here for the same purpose.” - -“Do you think your course has been an honorable one?” asked Frank -cuttingly. - -“To the victor belongs the spoils!” was the evasive but bold reply. - -“How did you know where to look for the galleon?” - -“Did I not see the diagram?” - -“Did you not steal it?” - -“Do you mean to insult me?” snapped Parker, angrily. - -“I mean to speak plainly and truthfully to you,” said Frank firmly; “the -diagram disappeared that very night that it was shown to you!” - -“Very substantial evidence of my guilt,” sneered Parker; “did any one -see me take it?” - -“It matters not whether any one saw you take it or not,” declared Frank, -“the fact remains that you knew where to look for the sunken galleon, -and you could not have done so without some means of guidance.” - -Parker grinned impudently. - -“Well,” he said, “have I not as good a right to the gold as you?” - -“No,” replied Frank, “the gold belongs rightfully to Mr. Clifford, who -discovered the records of its existence. You prove yourself a thief by -your underhand methods in trying to get it.” - -“You dare to call me a thief?” cried Parker hotly. - -“You are worse than a thief! You are capable of any crime!” - -Something in Frank’s steely eye held the villain at bay. He glared at -him madly for some moments, and then said: - -“I do not intend that anybody else shall recover that treasure. I have -come down into these waters for it and I intend to find it. If you -interfere with me I shall blow you into atoms. You may take the -warning!” - -“Really,” said Frank, with a smile. “You are quite a bully, Mr. Parker. -Be sure of your strength before you venture to make threats. As for the -Donna Veneta’s gold it is not a certainty that it can ever be found or -recovered by either of us. However, if it is found we shall claim it by -right of Mr. Clifford’s just claim, and you will not dare to deny it. -Let this terminate the interview. Good-day!” - -Frank turned on his heel and went into the cabin. - -Parker stood a moment the personification of rage and hatred. Then he -shook his fist at Frank’s retreating form, and hissed: - -“We shall see! Gilbert Parker never fails. Beware!” - -With which he turned and stepped into his own boat. He was rowed back to -the Aurelian. - -Frank, in the pilot-house, closed the doors, and then pressed the lever -which caused the Dolphin to sink. - -Down she settled rapidly until finally she rested upon the sandy bottom -of the sea. - -“Now,” he said, “we will proceed to search for the Donna Veneta.” - -“If it is our good fortune to find the galleon’s gold, is there not -danger that we may have trouble with Parker?” asked Clifford. - -“I don’t see how he can trouble us!” said Frank. “We are out of his way -and can keep so. If I were so inclined I could sink his ship now.” - -“It would be a mercy!” declared Hartley. “I have no grudge against the -ship. It is only the owner!” - -“Wait!” said Frank decidedly. “You will see that his fate will yet -overtake him. I have never seen it fail. Rascality is bound to meet its -just reward!” - -Preparations were made for renewing the search for the galleon. - -As full two hundred years had elapsed since she had gone to the bottom, -it was likely that she was buried somewhat in the sand. - -This drifting for two centuries over her hull might indeed have -completely covered her up. - -The only way, therefore, to make sure of her discovery was to search for -some part of her rigging or hull, which might yet project itself above -the sand, or at least the finding of some object which might guide them -as to her exact location. - -To be sure this seemed somewhat like looking for a needle in a haystack, -but yet the search was carried on. - -Barney and Clifford were selected to accompany Frank. Pomp and Hartley -were to manipulate the searchlight aboard the Dolphin. - -And thus the quest, began. - -Donning their diving suits, the three searchers left the Dolphin. They -made their way over the sandy floor armed with spades. - -It was a close and careful search which they proceeded to - -And after wandering some distance from the Dolphin, Frank made the first -important discovery. - -He saw an object wedged in a projecting spur of coral. He extricated and -examined it. - -It was the rusted hilt of a sword. But little was left of the ivory -grip, but the steel and gold frame was intact. - -In an instant Barney and Clifford were by his side. - -They placed their helmets together and Clifford shouted: - -“You have made a discovery of value, Frank.” - -“Yes, I think I have,” replied the young inventor. - -“Perhaps the ship is right under us at this moment?” - -“I think it would be well to dig down a bit and see what is beneath us,” -said Frank. - -“Whurro! Here goes thin!” cried Barney, thrusting his spade into the -sand. He turned up a spadeful. - -Then his spade struck something solid. An object was brought to view. It -was stationary. - -“What is it?” asked Clifford. - -Frank bent down and examined it. Then he arose and said: - -“It is the stump of a ship’s mast. On my word, friends, I believe the -galleon lies buried beneath us.” - - - - - CHAPTER VIII. - A DIVERS’ BATTLE. - - -Barney cut a caper in the sand, and Clifford fairly embraced Frank. - -“Hurrah!” he cried. “Success is bound to be ours!” - -“It looks like it!” - -“If the galleon is under us we have only to dig down to her deck level, -and then find our way into her cabin.” - -“Just so!” - -“How is the sand?” - -“Judging from the size of the mast and the point at which she is broken -off, I should say not more than four or five feet.” - -“Why, it will take no time to dig down that far.” - -“It ought not to.” - -“Here goes!” - -Having a spade also, Clifford began to dig with Barney. In a very few -moments the blades struck something solid. The sand was scraped away, -and boards were revealed. - -“The ship’s deck!” cried Clifford, half insane with glee. “Hurrah! Now -we have hit it!” - -Quickly they cleared a space of several feet. To the surprise of all the -timbers seemed as well preserved and sound as ever. - -“That is remarkable!” cried Frank, “after a lapse of two centuries. -There must be some preservative element in the water here!” - -“Indeed I thought of that myself,” declared Clifford, “it seems to be -more buoyant and of a different quality from ordinary sea water. And -there is a peculiar substance in the sand which is uncommon!” - -An effort would have been at once made to cut a section of the deck away -had it not been for an incident quite unforeseen. - -They were just at the angle of quite a high reef. - -Around this suddenly five men appeared in diving suits with ropes and -life lines. - -They were the Aurelian divers. Each one carried a heavy ax and a spade. -They paused at sight of the three divers from the Dolphin. - -For a moment not a move was made by either party. Then Clifford leaned -forward and shouted to Frank: - -“They are Parker’s men!” - -“Yes!” - -“What do you think their game is? Will they trouble us?” - -“I am sure of it, if they think we have discovered the galleon.” - -“They must know that we have.” - -“Yes.” - -“Look! They are menacing us! What shall we do?” - -“There is but one thing to do,” declared Frank, grittily. “We must -defend ourselves at all hazards!” - -The five divers from the Aurelian were handicapped somewhat more than -their rivals on account of the life lines. - -But this did not deter them from making a threatening move just the -same. - -They advanced with excited gestures. The foremost, Frank fancied, was -Parker himself. - -The young inventor was not a little disturbed as to what the outcome of -the affair would be. - -If blows were resorted to, then there must be loss of life. This was -something which Frank always deprecated. - -He could not endure the thought of destroying these men, though they -meant to destroy him. - -It was an easy matter to cut their life lines and terminate their -existence in a brief moment. - -And yet the horror of the thing held him enthralled. - -The divers advanced threateningly, evidently confident that they could -drive away the three men with their superior - -But this was not so easy. - -Frank and his companions stood side by side. - -“Do not strike unless we are really attacked,” he declared, “then do not -take their lives if you can help it.” - -The foremost of the Aurelian’s men made a dive at Frank. - -The young inventor struck the fellow over the helmet with the flat end -of his spade. - -The shock laid him out senseless; but another followed him. - -This one struck Clifford to his knees. But Barney went to the rescue and -saved the explorer’s life. - -A quick blow from the Celt’s spade dashed the diver over senseless. The -other three drew back. - -It was now even up. Barney was spoiling for a fight. - -He shook his spade and rushed toward the three divers. But at that -moment one of them apparently became terrified and pulled on the danger -line. - -In an instant they were twirled upward and out of sight. The insensible -ones also went. - -For a moment our divers stood spellbound. Then they placed their helmets -together, and Clifford shouted: - -“Hurrah! a victory for us!” - -“They evidently got more than they bargained for,” said Frank. - -“Begorra, it’s a moighty lucky thing fer them that they went!” cried -Barney. “Shure I wud soon have laid thim all out, the spalpeens!” - -“They certainly were not overwell gifted with pluck,” agreed Frank. “But -I am sure that we are not done with them yet!” - -“So am I,” agreed Clifford; “old Parker is a literal bloodhound. He will -never leave a scent.” - -“Bejabers, let thim cum again if they want to!” cried Barney. “Shure, -I’m in fer thryin’ to get into the buried ship again.” - -“That’s right!” cried Frank. “We must not abandon that scheme. Let us be -at work!” - -They picked up their spades and once more set heartily at work. - -So swiftly did Barney and Clifford throw sand that it was not long -before a large space on the galleon’s deck had been cleared. - -Then a closed hatch was revealed. - -Barney put his spade under it and quickly pried it open. Some stairs -descended into the cabin below. - -Frank placed his helmet against Clifford’s and shouted: - -“I will descend first. It will be better for only one of us to explore -the galleon at a time. The Aurelian’s men may return at any time.” - -Clifford saw the justice of this, and said: - -“You are right. We will hold guard here.” - -Frank put a foot on the cabin stairs. He descended quickly and entered -the cabin. - -As he did so, he came to a startled halt in the center of the cabin. -What followed was ever after to him like a hideous nightmare. - -The electric globe on his helmet lit up everything in the cabin. - -And in its sickening glare the scene which was enacted was enough to -freeze the blood in the veins of any ordinary man. - -“My soul!” he gasped, and threw up his arms. - -From every corner of the cabin there rushed toward him ghastly stiffened -human bodies, corpses of men who had been dead for two centuries. Could -he believe his senses? - -The agitation he created in the water of the pent-up cabin caused the -bodies to fly toward him like steel particles toward a magnet. He put up -his hands to ward them off. - -In every conceivable and distorted shape were the ghastly occupants of -the cabin. - -There they were, hideous in death, savage-looking men, cutthroats and -scoundrels of the past two centuries. But how was it that they were not -dust long ago? - -How was it that they had been so well preserved? Was it the action of -the water, or the fact that they had for so long been closed up in that -cabin? - -One old fellow in a gold-laced coat and with long, flowing hair and -beard came rushing toward Frank. - -But even as the young inventor pushed him aside the coat crumbled and -one arm dropped away. - -The influx of fresh water from above was beginning to tell. - -It could be easily seen that the preservation of the bodies for such a -wonderful period of time was due wholly to a certain element in the -water, and the fact that they had been closely bottled up in the cabin. - -These men had, two centuries before, sailed the waters of the Honduras -Gulf and left their homes in sunny Spain to seek an El Dorado in the New -World. - -And this had been their end. It was a wonderful thing to ponder upon. - -Frank stood spellbound. - -While the ghastly forms, contorted and twisted into every possible -shape, went sailing about the cabin. - -Some of them had already begun to fall into dissolution. The ultimate -end of all was assured. - -But Frank soon regained his composure. - -His momentary dread of the corpses passed away, and he now bethought -himself of looking for the galleon’s hidden gold. - -That this was really the Donna Veneta he felt assured. - -After some moments he steeled his nerves and essayed to cross the cabin. - -Horrors! - -The hideous corpses came rushing about him, striking him and brushing by -in unwelcome contact. - -For an instant, overcome with the horror of the moment, Frank struck out -right and left fighting the corpses away. - -Thus he had made his way half across the cabin floor when a strange -thing happened. - -There was a sudden terrific shock, he was hurled upon his face, and for -a few seconds was stunned. - -When he came to he regained his feet and started for the cabin stairs. -His one thought was that something terrible had happened. - -To find out what this was from Barney and Clifford was his first -purpose. - -He sprung up the stairs, but came to a sudden halt. - -His progress was barred. His head struck the hatch above. It was closed. - -For a moment Frank was astounded. Then he essayed to lift the hatch. - -He pressed his weight against it time and again. But each time it -refused to yield. - - - - - CHAPTER IX. - THE GALLEON’S GOLD. - - -What did it mean? - -He tried to clear his befogged mind and think clearly on the subject, -but the result was that he was always more perplexed. - -He pounded on the hatch, and would have shouted to Barney and Clifford -had he been sure that they would hear him. - -If they were still outside, they certainly must be aware that the hatch -was closed. - -Why, then, did they not lift it? Why should they for so long allow it to -remain closed? - -Then a chilling thought came to Frank. - -He gasped and sank down upon the cabin stairs. - -“My soul! Can it be possible?” he muttered. “Am I buried alive?” - -He remembered the explosion or shock which had flung him upon his face! - -What did it mean? - -Had something happened above to seal the fate of his friends as well as -his own? Yet he could not imagine what that happening could be. - -“I will not believe it,” he muttered. “I will wait. They will yet come -to my rescue.” - -Time passed slowly enough. - -Yet the rescue did not come. - -However, Frank did not give up hope, and fresh interest was aroused in -his mind in the galleon’s gold. - -“Why waste my time,” he thought, “if anything has happened they will dig -me out in good time. I am not afraid of that.” - -With which consoling reflection he set out to find the galleon’s gold. - -Once more he started across the cabin floor. - -He gained a door on the opposite side and pushed against it. It opened -and he walked in. - -Again the hideous corpses attacked him. But he heeded them not. - -Into a second cabin he passed. - -One happy state of affairs he noticed. There were no dead bodies in the -place. - -It was evidently the captain’s cabin; everything was in a remarkable -state of preservation. - -He passed along to the captain’s table. The sextant, quadrant box, -compass and globe were yet there; but the charts and maps and all papers -had dissolved. - -This was to be regretted, as the true history of the Donna Veneta might -never be known. - -But Frank was looking for the galleon’s gold. - -He opened the doors of the desk; they were filled with miscellaneous -articles. There were a few gold and silver coins and a number of jewels. - -Frank passed on from the captain’s cabin into the forward cabin. This -was also deserted. But everything in the place seemed in a perfect state -of preservation. - -The young inventor did not waste much time here. - -He looked curiously at some articles of bric-a-brac which had withstood -the rack of time. Some of them were of value, and he decided to have -them removed to the Dolphin. - -So interested did he become in his research that he became quite -oblivious of the fact that he was imprisoned alive in a sunken ship. - -Beyond this cabin there was the forecastle. This contained no material -of value, but the seamen’s chests were in some cases open and the -contents thrown carelessly about, just as their owners had left them. - -Frank spent but little time in the forecastle. - -Then he went below into the hold. Here were the stores which the -Spaniards had placed aboard the Veneta for her long cruise. - -There were casks of wine, rich old Madeira, of priceless value now, -could it be brought to the light of day. Great barrels of pork and ship -biscuits, and other matters too numerous for specific mention. - -Through the hold Frank went to the magazine. Here was a goodly store of -powder and ball. Next was the gun-room, with many stands of small arms -of the ancient firelock pattern. - -“Well,” muttered the young inventor, after all this, “where is the -princely fortune of gold which is supposed to be contained in this -vessel? Surely it must be hid away in some secret part of the ship, if -it exists at all.” - -And yet he saw no reasons for doubting its existence. He remembered that -the treasure rooms aboard these old galleons were generally secret -chambers. - -In that case he must look for such; with which recollection he began -examining the partitions and bulkheads. - -It seemed more logical to him that the treasure chamber should be -contiguous to the captain’s room. - -So he went thither. - -And examining the wainscoting thoroughly, he found that there existed -quite a large space between that and the main cabin. - -“I see,” he muttered; “this is where the treasure room is located. But -now how can entrance to it be obtained?” - -This was a question, but Frank fell to closely searching the surface of -the wainscoting. - -This had a speedy result. - -He discovered a slender crack which he felt sure outlined a door. He -followed it with his finger until he came to a tiny button set in the -wood. - -On this he pressed. - -The result was quickly apparent. - -A section of the wainscoting moved back. Time had not affected the locks -and springs. - -A square chamber was revealed beyond. - -Frank flashed his electric light into it. Then he entered. - -The treasure chamber was about eight by ten feet square, but it was half -filled with metal chests piled one upon the other. - -These were all locked, and resisted the strongest efforts of the young -inventor. - -But they were extremely heavy, and he doubted not but that they -contained gold or silver coin. - -That this was the treasure chamber of the vessel he made sure by the -discovery of a rude reckoning in Spanish scratched upon a brass tablet -with a bodkin of steel. - -Each chest had one of these plates affixed to it, and they announced the -contents of each in pesos. - -Frank counted the chests, and making an average, estimated the fortune -at the enormous sum of two million dollars. - -“What will Clifford and Hartley say?” he thought; “surely it will be a -surprise to them.” - -Then a chill struck him. - -He remembered his position and the peculiar shock which he had -experienced some while before. - -“I wonder if they have got the hatch open yet?” he mused. - -With which reflection he decided to go back and see. Accordingly he -opened the door to the main cabin. - -And as he did so he shivered at the ordeal before him. - -There were the hideous array of corpses yet swinging round the circle. -They grinned at him in a fiendish way, and then made a dash at him. - -Frank, in spite of himself, gave a shriek and slammed the door after -him. Then he hurled the frightful cadavers from him. - -Many of them had melted away into ashes upon the cabin floor, but others -seemed to hold their own. - -“Ugh!” muttered the young inventor. “I can’t say that I like this.” - -However, he made his way across the cabin to the stairway. Up this he -clambered. - -He put his hand up. The hatch was still down. - -He tried to force it upward. - -It would not yield. - -For a moment a stunned feeling came over Frank. He sank down upon the -stairs and an awful reflection came over him. - -“They have deserted me!” he muttered. “My God, they have left me to -die!” - -Imprisoned forever in that sunken vessel with the corpses of two hundred -years ago for companions! - -Truly it was an awful situation. What could he do? - -Frank Reade, Jr., was a brave young man. But in spite of this he was -almost unnerved by the reflection. - -The temptation was strong upon him to end the affair then and there. Why -make the end a lingering one? - -All sorts of tragic fancies forced themselves upon him. - -Dead to the world, buried alive, destined never to see God’s sunlight -and beautiful day again. - -What a horrible thought. - -In his very agony of spirit he wailed: - -“God help me! Is there no chance for my life? Can I not find my way out -of here in some way?” - -Then he became calmer. Never were his inventive faculties keener. A sort -of desperation was upon him. - -“I will find a way out!” he muttered resolutely. - -He drew his ax from his belt and began work upon the hatch. But it was -of toughest oak and seemed to yield but a little to the keen blade. - - - - - CHAPTER X. - WHAT BECAME OF THE DOLPHIN. - - -But what of the others? - -What had happened? - -Barney and Clifford were holding vigil at the opening to the hatchway. -They were waiting eagerly for word from Frank Reade, Jr. - -All of a sudden there was a blinding flash of brightest light, an awful -roar and a shock. - -Both men were lifted as if by a catapult and whirled away in surging -masses of water. - -They had instinctive sense enough to cling to each other through all. - -It seemed an interminable length of time that they were tossed and -hurled and carried through the water. - -Then they sank and once more felt the bed of the ocean beneath them. - -They lay upon the sands for some little while. - -Then the water grew calm about them and they recovered themselves. They -sat up and looked about. - -The locality did not greatly differ from the one they had left. - -It was the same expanse of sand and coral reef. - -Their helmet lights made a limited circle of radiance about them. Beyond -that all was darkness. - -“Well,” exclaimed Clifford, placing his helmet against Barney’s, “what -does this mean?” - -“Shure, sor; it beats me. I’m afther thinkin’ somethin’ blew up!” - -“Oh, yes, there was an explosion.” - -“Shure, sor.” - -“But what was it?” - -“I’m sthuck, sor.” - -“Could it have been the Dolphin?” - -Barney shook his head. - -“I’ll niver believe that, sor. No, it’s my opinion that thim omadhouns -av the Aurelian had the insthrumentality av it all.” - -Clifford gave a start. - -“I have it!” he cried. - -“Phwat, sor?” - -“It is the work of Parker. He dropped a torpedo down upon us. It’s a -wonder that it did not kill us. If his aim had been true we should now -be dead!” - -The Celt looked his horror. - -“Shure, an’ phwat av it sthruck the Dolphin?” - -“I do not think it fell in that locality,” declared Clifford, “though I -have no doubt the Dolphin felt the shock somewhat.” - -Then Barney gave a wild start. - -“But, shure, sor, it’s fools we are to be here an’ leave Misther Frank -phwere he is.” - -“That is right,” agreed Clifford. “We must go and look for him.” - -With which they got upon their feet and looked about them. - -Nothing was to be seen of the Dolphin or her searchlight. All was gloom -about them. - -But beyond the circle of their helmet lamps Clifford saw a white reef. - -“The sunken galleon is on the other side of that,” he said; “the shock -of the explosion carried us over here.” - -“All roight, sor!” cried Barney, with alacrity. - -So they set out for the reef. Below was a sandy plain, and they fancied -they could see the excavation over the galleon’s deck. - -But when they reached the spot it was not there. Nor was there anything -at all familiar in the surroundings. - -“Well,” muttered Clifford. “I can’t say that I like this. Let us look on -further.” - -And this they proceeded to do. - -From one spot to another they wandered. But each grew less familiar and -the more strongly impressed the fact upon them that they were lost. - -Hundreds of fathoms from the surface in very mid-ocean. What an awful -reflection. - -It held the two men aghast. Nothing but despair and death hung over them -like a grim pall. - -Meanwhile what of the Dolphin and Pomp and Hartley? - -At the moment that the torpedo exploded Pomp was adjusting the -searchlight, and Hartley was watching the operations of his friends in -digging for the galleon. - -“They have found it, Pomp!” he cried; “and Frank has gone down into it.” - -“Golly! I done hope nuffin happen to him down dere!” cried the coon. -“I’se drefful afeared ob gittin’ in some place laike dat whar yo’ never -kin git out!” - -“I share your fears, Pomp,” said Hartley. “Yet we must admit that Frank -knows his business well.” - -“Fo’ suah, sah!” - -The words were barely out of Pomp’s lips when he saw a distant object -come sliding down through the water. - -“Wha’ ‘am dat?” he muttered, but said no more. - -The instant the object touched the bed of the sea, there was a fearful, -blinding flash, an awful boom and shock. - -Then all was chaos and oblivion for a time. - -The Dolphin was picked up as if it was a bubble, and hurled through the -waters most violently. - -It seemed as if it would never cease whirling, when there was a crash -and a shock. Then Pomp found himself standing on his head in a corner of -the cabin, and Hartley was jammed into another corner. - -It was some moments before either recovered breath enough to speak. - -Then suddenly the electric lights were paled by the light of day. Both -glanced through the windows and saw that they were on the surface of the -sea. - -The Aurelian was seen some distance away. - -“Jemina!” exclaimed Hartley as he gained his feet, “what on earth -happened to us?” - -“Golly, dat am jes’ wha’ I was finkin’!” cried Pomp. - -Then, rubbing their bruises, they looked about to see what harm had been -done. - -But the boat was apparently uninjured, and floated lightly on the -rolling waves. - -But certainly something had happened to bring the boat to the surface in -such a startling manner. - -What this was Hartley tried to think. Then all came to him. - -“By the north star!” he cried, “that was a torpedo those rascals -exploded, thinking to annihilate us!” - -“A torpedo!” exclaimed Pomp. “Den it am berry lucky dat we was not -blowed up!” - -“Indeed it was!” exclaimed Hartley. “I wish I had a gun; I’d sink their -infernal craft!” - -“Hi, dar—look out!” yelled Pomp. “Dey hab got a gun fo’ suah!” - -A puff of smoke leaped from the side of the Aurelian. There was a -distant boom, and a shot passed not a foot above the vessel’s rail. - -The aim was not so close as it would be next time, and Hartley knew it. - -“Look out, Pomp!” he cried, “they mean to sink us! Send her to the -bottom again!” - -“Golly, dat am jes’ wha’ I will do!” cried the darky. - -He sprung to the keyboard. He swung the tank lever about. But the boat -did not sink. - -The darky was astounded. A shade of dismay crept across his face. - -“Fo’ de lan’s sake!” he muttered. “Wha’ am de mattah? Am anyfing bruk?” - -“Mercy on us!” cried Hartley; “don’t say that, Pomp! What will become of -Frank and the others?” - -It was a fearful reflection. - -Boom! - -Another shot came within an inch of taking away the bow of the submarine -boat. - -“They are a set of pirates and murderers!” cried Hartley angrily; “show -them no mercy!” - -“Massy Lordy! It don’ look as if we was gwine fo’ to hab de chance!” -declared the coon. - -“Well, don’t expose the boat any longer to the shots. We must at least -get out of here!” - -“Yo’ am right, sah! Yer goes!” - -The coon put on speed and sped beyond range of the Aurelian’s gun. Then -Pomp applied himself to the all-important matter of repairing the boat. - -Pomp was not as thorough a mechanic as Barney, yet he knew something of -the mechanism of the Dolphin. He worked zealously. - -He found eventually that the shock had dislodged a piece of steel -plating in the bulkhead, which had fallen into the cogs of the tank -trucks and so obstructed them. - -To remove this was a matter of no little effort and time. - -It required six hours of active work to put the damaged trucks back into -good shape. - -All this while the Aurelian had been sending down divers as Hartley saw -through his glass. - -Whether they had discovered the treasure or not was a question. - -If they had, then there must have been some sort of an encounter, and -Pomp and Hartley feared for the safety of their friends. - -Pomp worked like a Trojan to get the boat into working order again, for -he knew the importance of at once going to the rescue of the lost ones. - -But of a sudden the Aurelian seemed to be pulling up anchor and getting -ready to sail away. - -The cause of this move was for a time a mystery to Pomp and Hartley. - -But the captain chanced to glance at the horizon, and cried: - -“On my word, mate, I see the reason for it. Look yonder!” - -Up from the southern horizon great masses of yellow clouds were piling -up. - -The sky had a brassy look, and the sea was lead-like. - -“A storm, sah!” - -“Yes!” cried the captain; “it is a storm coming up, and they mean to -shift their position. Probably they will run for the protection of some -cay near here. There is one on the western sea line. It is, I think, -Miller’s Cay.” - -“Dat am berry funny!” muttered Pomp, shaking his head; “but it gibs us a -good chance.” - -“You are right! How is the tank?” - -“A’right now, sah! I done fink we can go to the bottom berry quick, -sah.” - -“Good!” - -Pomp closed the doors, and then went into the pilot-house. He pressed -the tank lever. - -At once the boat began to sink. - -Down she went steadily, and Pomp, flashing the searchlight, finally saw -the bottom. - -Under the sea the Dolphin had nothing to fear from the hurricane. This -was her advantage over the Aurelian. - -It was now in order to find the missing men of the crew. What their fate -was could only be guessed. - -But Pomp sent the submarine boat forward at full speed. In a very few -moments she was in the vicinity of the spot from which she had been -driven by the explosion of the bomb. - -But the exact location did not seem easy to find. - -“Dat am berry funny!” declared Pomp, after cruising aimlessly about for -awhile. “Wherebber can dey hab bin? Whar am dat sunken ship?” - -A sharp spasmodic cry suddenly escaped Hartley’s lips and he said -hoarsely: - -“My soul! Look yonder. What is that?” - - - - - CHAPTER XI. - FRANK’S ADVENTURES. - - -Frank Reade, Jr., left in the cabin of the sunken galleon was certainly -in a position which it is hardly possible for one to adequately realize. - -All hope seemed lost. - -The failure of his friends to return or open the hatch had satisfied him -that their fate was sealed. - -His one aim now was to get out of the galleon’s cabin. - -So he rained blow after blow with his ax upon the closed hatch. But it -seemed obdurate. - -Above one layer of planks was another. - -This was discouraging. - -Yet he kept on and after a long period of fatiguing work actually -succeeded in cutting a hole through the hatch. - -But as he did so his ax sunk into some substance which moved and fell in -some quantity. It was sand. - -“Mercy!” muttered the despair-stricken man, “it is true that the sand -has again covered the deck up.” - -In this event his efforts to dig his way out would be futile. - -He was aweary and exhausted. In fact, he had barely strength enough left -to creep down the ladder. - -A strange drowsiness came over him. He could not resist it. - -He crept back to the captain’s cabin and sank down upon a couch. Almost -instantly he was asleep. - -How long he slept he never knew. - -When he awoke he started up with a queer sense of his surroundings. In a -few moments, however, memory supplied the blank. - -Then he looked about him in a hopeless way. - -He wondered if rescue had yet come, and arose to open the door into the -main cabin. - -As he did so he was startled at an unexpected sight. - -The hatch was open and a man’s body was just sliding down through it. - -“Saved!” gasped the imprisoned man with a wild thrill. Then he ceased to -speak. - -He stood like one overcome with horror. - -“On my word,” he finally managed to mutter, “fate has played it into -Parker’s hands after all.” - -For it required no second glance for him to see that the new-comer was -one of the Aurelian’s crew. - -The peculiar fit of his diving suit and the life lines were evidence of -this. - -For a moment Frank knew not what to do. - -Should he face the new-comers and give them battle? He could hardly hope -to successfully meet such odds. - -What should he do? - -In lieu of a better move he stepped behind the captain’s big desk. -Through an orifice in the scrolled frame he could see and not be seen. - -Down into the main cabin came four of the Aurelian’s men. - -They were held at bay for some moments by the ghostly crew of the -Veneta. But the love of gold overcame all their scruples finally and -they came across to the door of the captain’s room. - -They stepped inside, and as Frank had done before them, carefully -examined everything. - -Fortunately Frank had closed the door to the treasure vault; they did -not find this. - -But they came up to the captain’s desk and proceeded to ransack it. -Frank watched them intently. - -What should he do? In the very indecision of the moment the divers from -the Aurelian moved away. - -They passed from the captain’s cabin into the forward cabin; for a -moment Frank hesitated. - -It would have been an easy matter for him to have reached out and cut -the life lines of his foes. - -But he shrank from such an act of murder with repugnance. - -His one purpose was to reach the gangway and get out of the hold of the -vessel as soon as possible. - -It seemed to him that his best move was to regain the deck of the -submarine boat and rejoin his friends as soon as possible. - -So, when the divers had passed from the captain’s cabin into the main -cabin, he slipped out from his concealment and started for the gangway. - -Fatal move! - -One of the Aurelian’s men turned just in time to see him. Instantly the -fellow raised his ax and hurled it at Frank. - -It was at close range, and the blunt head of it struck the young -inventor’s helmet. - -The shock was sufficient to instantly deprive him of his senses. - -He fell like a log. - -In a moment his captors were upon him. One of them fiercely raised his -ax to brain the defenseless man. - -But another caught his arm, and thrusting his helmet against his, -shouted: - -“Avast there, Parker! Don’t kill him yet!” - -“Why not, Warren? Let go of my arm! There is no reason why I should -spare his life!” - -“Yes, there is!” - -“What is it?” - -“It is likely that he can give us information in regard to the galleon’s -gold. At any rate do not kill him yet, messmate.” - -Captain Warren’s admonition had its effect upon Gilbert Parker. The -would-be murderer lowered his ax. - -“All right, Warren,” he said; “perhaps you’re right after all.” - -Frank’s body was lifted up and he was placed upon a rotting couch near. -He was already regaining his consciousness. - -But at this moment Warren gave a start. He placed his helmet to Parker’s -and shouted: - -“A danger signal from above!” - -“What is it?” - -“Wait until I can learn.” - -Warren was enabled to speak through his tube with those on the -Aurelian’s deck. - -Presently he turned to Parker and said: - -“A hurricane is coming up. Mate Clark has already got the anchor under -way, and has recalled our boat.” - -“Then we have got to give up the search for now?” - -“Yes.” - -“But how can we escape the hurricane?” - -“Make for Miller’s Cay, which is within sight of the ship’s masthead. We -can then return and reclaim the galleon’s gold.” - -The diving lines did not proceed from the Aurelian’s deck, but from a -small launch which was moored at some little distance from the ship. - -So when the crew of the Dolphin saw the Aurelian weigh anchor the divers -were not aboard her, nor did they get aboard until some while later. - -A consultation was held as to what it was best to do with their captive. - -“Take off his weights and take him aboard with us,” cried Parker. - -“No!” objected Warren. - -“I have a better plan.” - -“Ah, what is it?” - -“Leave him here. Batten down the hatches and let him stay until we -return. Bind him so that he cannot move!” - -“Capital!” cried Parker. “We can decide what else to do with him when we -return!” - -“Exactly.” - -This move decided upon, no time was lost in executing it. - -Frank was quickly bound hand and foot. Then he was left lying upon his -back in the main cabin, with the floating corpses all about him. - -His captors disappeared up the stairway and he was left alone. - -He heard them batten down the hatch and cover it over with sand. Then he -groaned: - -“Oh, my soul! I am truly lost. The end of this can only be death.” - - * * * * * - -The sharp cry uttered by Hartley at the close of a preceding chapter -while he and Pomp were sailing blindly about in the deep sea with the -Dolphin was well warranted. - -Afar in the distance the captain saw a faint star of light. - -It was not in the searchlight’s path, and consequently easily seen. Pomp -also saw it. - -“What is that?” - -“Massy Lordy!” gasped Pomp. “Wha’ am it but de helmet lamp ob some one -ob our men!” - -“It must be!” cried Hartley hopefully, “it can be nothing else.” - -“Yo’ am right!” - -“Turn the searchlight on to it!” - -A sharp cry of joy burst from the lips of each. The distant figure of a -man was seen. - -“Hurrah!” cried Hartley; “by the North Star if that isn’t one of our -men. We shall save him!” - -“Golly! dat am good luck!” cried Pomp joyfully. - -It was the turning of the searchlight full upon them that had caused -Barney and Clifford such a thrill of surprise as was depicted at the -close of a preceding chapter. - -When the remote chance of a reunion was fully considered this could be -deemed nothing short of miraculous. - -The submarine voyagers certainly had good reason to congratulate -themselves. - -The submarine boat now bore down upon the two lost voyagers. - -“Thank God, Barney, we are saved!” cried Clifford, joyfully; “fate is -with us!” - -“Begorra, we’ll be on deck yet, be the sowl av Pat Murphy!” cried -Barney. “Shure, it’s a bit av luck fer us!” - -Nearer drew the submarine boat. In a short while it loomed up near at -hand. - -Then the two lost men clambered aboard. - -They were quickly in the cabin, and were fairly embraced by Pomp and -Hartley. - -Mutual congratulations followed, and then all was fully explained. After -both stories were told, Barney cried: - -“Begorra, phwat do yez think has happened to Frank Reade, Jr.?” - -“Golly, I done fink yo’ ought to know de mos’ about dat!” cried Pomp. - -“Be me sowl, we left him in the cabin av the sunken ship!” - -All looked at each other. - -“Then he must be there yet!” said Clifford. - -“Of course,” agreed Hartley. “God grant no harm has come to him!” - -“I cannot see why it should,” said Clifford. “At least our best move is -to go right back there and find him. There is no doubt but that we shall -find him all right, unless——” - -The same thought crossed the minds of all in that moment. They -remembered the Aurelian’s men and the opportunity they had. - -If they had come upon Frank and made him a prisoner, there was no -telling what the villain Parker might do with him. - -“Golly!” cried Pomp, “if dey hab done Marse Frank any harm dey bettah -say dere prayers, fo’ dey will pay fo’ it as suah as I is a bo’n -niggah.” - -“That is right, Pomp,” declared Clifford. “We are all with you to a man. -It shall be so. But we will continue to hope that he is all right.” - -“Yas, sah!” - -At once preparations were made for resuming the search for the sunken -galleon. - -It was not so very difficult to locate her. - -Bearings were obtained and then the Dolphin sailed down for the spot. As -she drew nearer the reef nothing was seen of the Aurelian’s divers. - -But traces of their visit were discovered. - -In the sand there were spades and other tools left by them. This would -seem to be evidence that they meant to return. - -“On me worrud as a gintleman,” cried Barney, “I belave they’ve done -harrum to Misther Frank.” - -“Let us hope we will find him in the galleon’s cabin,” said Clifford. -“Anchor the boat, boys.” - -The Dolphin was quickly set down and anchored. Then lots were drawn to -see who were to be the favored ones to visit the galleon. - -It fell to Hartley and Pomp. This seemed just enough, as they had -previously remained aboard the Dolphin. - -“All right,” cried Clifford. “I find no fault. Only bring Frank back -with you.” - -“Golly! we done do dat if we can, yo’ bet,” cried the darky. - -In a few moments they had donned their diving suits and left the -Dolphin. They crossed the intervening distance to the deck of the -galleon. - -The sand had been excavated, and the hatch was open. - -One moment the two explorers paused at the head of the cabin stairs. - -Then Hartley said: - -“Follow me, Pomp!” - -“A’right, sah!” - -Down the stairs they went. The sight which they met appalled them. - -The floating corpses was more than Pomp could stand. - -If there was one thing the darky had a horror of it was a corpse. - -“Massy Lordy!” he groaned; “de debbil am down dere fo’ shuah! He done -git dis chile!” - -“Nonsense!” cried Hartley, impatiently. “Come along, you black rascal!” - -But no amount of persuasion could induce Pomp to enter the dead men’s -cabin. - -Hartley gave up the task. - -“Well,” he said, “I must go alone. Keep guard at the hatchway, then.” - -“I do dat,” agreed Pomp. - -Down into the cabin Hartley went. He pushed the floating bodies aside. - -He passed from one part of the ship to another. There were marks of a -former visit plain enough. - -Someone had entered before him. - -But the object of his quest—Frank Reade, Jr.—could not be found. - -There was no trace of him to be found anywhere. - -It was very mysterious. - -To the reader this will seem strange, as we left him securely bound and -the hatches closed by the departing divers of the Aurelian. - - - - - CHAPTER XII. - WHICH ENDS THE TALE. - - -Frank Reade, Jr., left bound hand and foot upon the floor of the main -cabin of the Donna Veneta, was in by no means a happy frame of mind. - -He was always clear grit and never given to despair. - -Yet at that moment his case looked black and hopeless enough. - -He lay for some while after the departure of his captors without making -a move of any kind. - -The other occupants of the cabin were respectful enough. Occasionally -one of the dead buccaneers would lazily change his position, or, -catching a current, float across the cabin. - -At such times the young inventor could not avoid a chill of horror, so -ghostly and supernatural did the buccaneers look. - -Some time elapsed. - -It seemed an age to Frank. - -He speculated upon his chances in a methodical sort of way and gave -himself up to somewhat morbid reflection. - -After all, his worst fate could only be death. It must come to him some -time. Drowning was, after all, not the worst form. - -Again the suicidal mania threatened him. Especially was this the case -when he reckoned the hopelessness of his position. - -After a time, however, reaction was bound to set in. - -Life never seemed to have a more rosy hue. It would seem a transition -into paradise to reach the upper world. - -With this came a desperate sort of hope. - -Why not make a supreme effort? - -He could do no worse than fail. Once his mind was made up there was no -faltering. - -He began work on his bonds. He writhed and twisted for some while. The -water had swollen the ropes, but it had also weakened the strands. - -He rolled over and over until he reached the door of the captain’s -cabin. Here his gaze fell upon an object which gave him a thrill. - -It was an ax. - -It had been dropped there by one of the divers. At once Frank saw his -opportunity. - -He rolled over to it in such a manner as to press his bonds against its -keen edge. - -Again and again he pressed the cords against the keen blade; one by one -the strands snapped. - -Finally the last one was cut; Frank experienced a thrill. - -The rest was easy. - -He had the use of his hands now, and with the blade of the ax he cut the -other bonds. - -He scrambled to his feet a free man; for a moment he was undecided how -to act. - -His impulse was to get out of the cabin of the galleon; but how could -this be done? - -The hatch had been battened down by the Aurelian’s divers when they went -away. Could he hope to break it open? He could at least try. - -He ascended the stairs and dealt the hatch a blow. Joy! it yielded, and -with a great effort he forced it open. - -He pushed away the sand and emerged at last from the prison he had -occupied so long. - -He examined his generator. - -There were chemicals enough in it to last full forty-eight hours longer. - -“Perhaps by that time they will return for me,” he reflected. “At least -I will cling to hope.” - -He looked about him. - -There was no sign of the submarine boat or of the Aurelian’s men in the -vicinity. He was in a quandary as to what to do. - -While in this state of doubt he wandered away from the spot for some -ways. - -Again a strange drowsiness came upon him. He could not help but yield to -it. - -He waited for a time, fighting off the sensation. Then selecting a -secluded spot under the reef, he sank down. - -In a few moments he was sound asleep. The water surged about his -prostrate form, little fishes came and peered in at the windows of his -helmet. - -But nothing of this kind woke him. How long he slept he knew not. - -But when he woke up all was a glare of light about him. He was some -while collecting his scattered senses. - -Then he arose and looked about him. His whole being thrilled. - -“Saved!” he gasped. - -It was no dream. Not fifty yards distant was the submarine boat, -Dolphin. - -Frank at once started for it. He reached its side and clambered over the -rail. - -He entered the vestibule and exhausted it of water. Then he removed his -helmet and stepped into the cabin. - -The effect was startling. - -Clifford sat by a table looking over some maps. Barney was engaged in -the pilot-house. - -Clifford started up with a gasping cry: - -“Heaven preserve us!” he shouted, “it is Frank Reade, Jr.” - -Frank was wildly embraced by both. - -“Be the sowl av Pat Murphy s cow, I’m happy onct more,” cried Barney, -turning somersaults across the cabin. - -“But—how on earth did you get here, Frank!” cried Clifford, “we had -given you up.” - -“I have had quite an experience,” said Frank, with a smile, “but where -are the others?” - -“They are in the cabin of the galleon.” - -“But—what has become of the Aurelian?” - -“Driven away by a gale. The coast is clear. Before she can return we can -recover the Donna Veneta’s treasure and be off.” - -“You are right.” - -Then Frank told his story. - -Clifford was more than delighted when he learned of the amount of the -galleon’s treasure. - -“We will cheat old Parker out of it after all!” he cried wildly. “That -is to pay the old scamp for his rascality.” - -“You are right,” said Frank, and began to put on his helmet. - -“Where are you going?” - -“I am going down to join Hartley and Pomp, and help them get the chests -of gold out.” - -“Good! What assistance can we be?” - -“Keep watch for us and manipulate the searchlight to our advantage.” - -“I will do that!” - -Frank now left the Dolphin. He slid over the rail and started for the -galleon’s hatch. - -Reaching it, he began to descend, but before he reached the bottom of -the staircase a form slid forward and embraced him. - -“Massy Lordy, if it ain’ Marse Frank. Whereber you cum from, sah?” - -It was Pomp. - -It is useless to dwell upon that reunion. It was a happy meeting. - -It did not take long for them to exchange experiences. Then Hartley -said: - -“So the Aurelian was driven away by the hurricane, eh? Well, she will -return, you may be sure. Old Gilbert Parker is a genuine bulldog.” - -“Let him return,” said Frank. “We will deal with him next time as he -deserves. It is true that he would have murdered the whole of us.” - -“Golly, dat am right!” cried Pomp. “I done fink we bettah get dat gold -abo’d de Dolphin an’ start fo’ home.” - -“That is just what we will do,” agreed Frank. - -So they went to work at once hoisting the chests of gold out of the -Donna Veneta’s hold. - -In a short while they were all piled up on the sands outside. - -Then they were easily transported aboard the Dolphin. The galleon’s -hatch was then closed, and it was left with its ghastly occupants to -remain forever buried at the bottom of the Honduras Gulf. - -There seemed no reason now for lingering in the vicinity. - -But Frank had some curiosity to know what was the fate of the Aurelian, -so he sent the Dolphin away toward the Miller’s Cay in quest of her. - -The hurricane had passed, yet Frank did not deem it advisable to go to -the surface. So the Dolphin pursued her way under water. - -When at a point which Hartley declared was not two miles from the Cay, -it was decided to go to the surface. - -Up went the Dolphin; then as she rose above the waves every eye scanned -the watery waste for a sail. - -No sail was in sight, but not half a mile to windward a wreck drifted. - -“Mercy on us!” cried Frank. “Can it be the Aurelian?” - -The submarine boat ran nearer to the wreck. Then upon the stern was read -the name “Aurelian.” - -She was a shattered, water-logged hulk. - -Not a sign of her crew was visible; she was hailed repeatedly, but no -answer came back. Even as the voyagers were gazing at her she took a -sudden plunge and went down. - -After the last ripples had died away upon the spot where she -disappeared, Frank turned the Dolphin’s head homeward. - -Nothing was ever seen again of Gilbert Parker, of Captain Warren, or any -of the Aurelian’s crew. It was safe to say that all had met a deserving -fate in the waters of the Gulf of Honduras. - -Homeward bound was the Dolphin with her Spanish gold. - -Readestown was safely reached at last. Then followed a division of the -treasure. It made all rich enough. - -Clifford and Hartley returned to their homes happy men. Frank Reade, -Jr., went back to his shops and his plans. - -Barney and Pomp resumed their duties as of yore, waiting for the moment -when Frank should be impelled to go off on another cruise to some -wonderful part of the world. Until such time we will bid the reader a -kind adieu. - - - THE END. - -Read “THE LOST CARAVAN; OR, FRANK READE, JR., ON THE STAKED PLAINS,” -which will be the next number (75) of “Frank Reade Weekly Magazine.” - -SPECIAL NOTICE: All back numbers of this weekly are always in print. 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Also the secret of telling future events - by aid of moles, marks, scars, etc. Illustrated. By A. - Anderson. - - ATHLETIC. - - No. 6. HOW TO BECOME AN ATHLETE.—Giving full instruction for the use - of dumb bells, Indian clubs, parallel bars, horizontal bars - and various other methods of developing a good, healthy - muscle; containing over sixty illustrations. Every boy can - become strong and healthy by following the instructions - contained in this little book. - - No. 10. HOW TO BOX.—The art of self-defense made easy. Containing - over thirty illustrations of guards, blows, and the different - positions of a good boxer. Every boy should obtain one of - these useful and instructive books, as it will teach you how - to box without an instructor. - - No. 25. HOW TO BECOME A GYMNAST.—Containing full instructions for - all kinds of gymnastic sports and athletic exercises. - Embracing thirty-five illustrations. By Professor W. - Macdonald. A handy and useful book. - - No. 24. HOW TO FENCE.—Containing full instruction for fencing and - the use of the broadsword; also instruction in archery. - Described with twenty-one practical illustrations, giving the - best positions in fencing. A complete book. - - TRICKS WITH CARDS. - - No. 51. HOW TO DO TRICKS WITH CARDS.—Containing explanations of the - general principles of sleight-of-hand applicable to card - tricks; of card tricks with ordinary cards, and not requiring - sleight-of-hand; of tricks involving sleight-of-hand, or the - use of specially prepared cards. By Professor Haffner. - Illustrated. - - No. 72. HOW TO DO SIXTY TRICKS WITH CARDS.—Embracing all of the - latest and most deceptive card tricks, with illustrations. By - A. Anderson. - - No. 77. HOW TO DO FORTY TRICKS WITH CARDS.—Containing deceptive Card - Tricks as performed by leading conjurors and magicians. - Arranged for home amusement. Fully illustrated. - - MAGIC. - - No. 2. HOW TO DO TRICKS.—The great book of magic and card tricks, - containing full instruction on all the leading card tricks of - the day, also the most popular magical illusions as performed - by our leading magicians; every boy should obtain a copy of - this book, as it will both amuse and instruct. - - No. 22. HOW TO DO SECOND SIGHT.—Heller’s second sight explained by - his former assistant, Fred Hunt. Jr. Explaining how the secret - dialogues were carried on between the magician and the boy on - the stage; also giving all the codes and signals. The only - authentic explanation of second sight. - - No. 43. HOW TO BECOME A MAGICIAN.—Containing the grandest assortment - of magical illusions ever placed before the public. Also - tricks with cards, incantations, etc. - - No. 68. HOW TO DO CHEMICAL TRICKS.—Containing over one hundred - highly amusing and instructive tricks with chemicals. By A. - Anderson. Handsomely illustrated. - - No. 69. HOW TO DO SLEIGHT OF HAND.—Containing over fifty of the - latest and best tricks used by magicians. Also containing the - secret of second sight. Fully illustrated. By A. Anderson. - - No. 70. HOW TO MAKE MAGIC TOYS.—Containing full directions for - making Magic Toys and devices of many kinds. By A. Anderson. - Fully illustrated. - - No. 73. HOW TO DO TRICKS WITH NUMBERS.—Showing many curious tricks - with figures and the magic of numbers. By A. Anderson. Fully - illustrated. - - No. 75. HOW TO BECOME A CONJUROR.—Containing tricks with Dominos, - Dice, Cups and Balls, Hats, etc. Embracing thirty-six - illustrations. By A. Anderson. - - No. 78. HOW TO DO THE BLACK ART.—Containing a complete description - of the mysteries of Magic and Sleight of Hand, together with - many wonderful experiments. By A. Anderson. Illustrated. - - MECHANICAL. - - No. 29. HOW TO BECOME AN INVENTOR.—Every boy should know how - inventions originated. This book explains them all, giving - examples in electricity, hydraulics, magnetism, optics, - pneumatics, mechanics, etc. The most, instructive book - published. - - No. 56. HOW TO BECOME AN ENGINEER.—Containing full instructions how - to proceed in order to become a locomotive engineer; also - directions for building a model locomotive; together with a - full description of everything an engineer should know. - - No. 57. HOW TO MAKE MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS.—Full directions how to make - a Banjo, Violin, Zither, Æolian Harp. Xylophone and other - musical instruments; together with a brief description of - nearly every musical instrument used in ancient or modern - times. Profusely illustrated. By Algernon S. Fitzgerald, for - twenty years bandmaster of the Royal Bengal Marines. - - No. 59. HOW TO MAKE A MAGIC LANTERN.—Containing a description of the - lantern, together with its history and invention. Also full - directions for its use and for painting slides. Handsomely - illustrated. By John Allen. - - No. 71. HOW TO DO MECHANICAL TRICKS.—Containing complete - instructions for performing over sixty Mechanical Tricks. By - A. Anderson. Fully illustrated. - - LETTER WRITING. - - No. 11. HOW TO WRITE LOVE-LETTERS.—A most complete little book, - containing full directions for writing love-letters, and when - to use them, giving specimen letters for young and old. - - No. 12. HOW TO WRITE LETTERS TO LADIES.—Giving complete instructions - for writing letters to ladies on all subjects; also letters of - introduction, notes and requests. - - No. 24. HOW TO WRITE LETTERS TO GENTLEMEN.—Containing full - directions for writing to gentlemen on all subjects; also - giving sample letters for instruction. - - No. 53. HOW TO WRITE LETTERS.—A wonderful little book, telling you - how to write to your sweetheart, your father, mother, sister, - brother, employer; and, in fact, everybody and anybody you - wish to write to. Every young man and every young lady in the - land should have this book. - - No. 74. HOW TO WRITE LETTERS CORRECTLY.—Containing full instructions - for writing letters on almost any subject; also rules for - punctuation and composition, with specimen letters. - - (Continued on page 3 of cover.) - - - - - “HAPPY DAYS,” - - - The Best Illustrated Weekly Story Paper Published. - - ISSUED EVERY FRIDAY. - -“HAPPY DAYS” is a large 16-page paper containing Interesting Stories, -Poems, Sketches, Comic Stories, Jokes, Answers to Correspondents, and -many other bright features. Its Authors and Artists have a national -reputation. No amount of money is spared to make this weekly the best -published. - - A New Story Begins Every Week in “Happy Days.” - - OUT TO-DAY! OUT TO-DAY! - - CAUGHT IN THE WAR; - - OR, - - A Philadelphia Boy in Corea. - - (A STORY OF THE JAPANESE-RUSSIAN WAR.) - - By J.G. BRADLEY - - Begins in No. 495 of “HAPPY DAYS,” Issued March 25, 1904. - - PRICE 5 CENTS. - - For Sale by All Newsdealers, or Will Be Sent to Any Address on Receipt - of Price by - FRANK TOUSEY, Publisher, ❧ ❧ 24 Union Square, New York - - - - - WORK AND WIN. - - The Best Weekly Published. - - ALL THE NUMBERS ARE ALWAYS IN PRINT. - - READ ONE AND YOU WILL READ THEM ALL. - - LATEST ISSUES: - - 178 Fred Fearnot’s Great Struggle; or, Downing a Senator. - - 179 Fred Fearnot’s Jubilee; or, New Era’s Greatest Day. - - 180 Fred Fearnot and Samson; or, “Who Runs This Town?” - - 181 Fred Fearnot and the Rioters; or, Backing Up the Sheriff. - - 182 Fred Fearnot and the Stage Robber; or, His Chase for a Stolen - Diamond. - - 183 Fred Fearnot at Cripple Creek; or, The Masked Fiends of the - Mines. - - 184 Fred Fearnot and the Vigilantes; or, Up Against the Wrong Man. - - 185 Fred Fearnot in New Mexico; or, Saved by Terry Olcott. - - 186 Fred Fearnot in Arkansas; or, The Queerest of All Adventures. - - 187 Fred Fearnot in Montana; or, The Dispute at Rocky Hill. - - 188 Fred Fearnot and the Mayor; or, The Trouble at Snapping Shoals. - - 189 Fred Fearnot’s Big Hunt; or, Camping on the Columbia River. - - 190 Fred Fearnot’s Hard Experience; or, Roughing it at Red Gulch. - - 191 Fred Fearnot Stranded; or, How Terry Olcott Lost the Money. - - 192 Fred Fearnot In the Mountains; or, Held at Bay by Bandits. - - 193 Fred Fearnot’s Terrible Risk; or, Terry Olcott’s Reckless - Venture. - - 194 Fred Fearnot’s Last Card; or, The Game that Saved His Life. - - 195 Fred Fearnot and the Professor; or, The Man Who Knew It All. - - 196 Fred Fearnot’s Big Scoop; or, Beating a Thousand Rivals. - - 197 Fred Fearnot and the Raiders; or, Fighting for His Belt. - - 198 Fred Fearnot’s Great Risk; or, One Chance in a Thousand. - - 199 Fred Fearnot as a Sleuth; or, Running Down a Slick Villain. - - 200 Fred Fearnot’s New Deal; or, Working for a Banker. - - 201 Fred Fearnot in Dakota; or, The Little Combination Ranch. - - 202 Fred Fearnot and the Road Agents; or, Terry Olcott’s Cool Nerve. - - 203 Fred Fearnot and the Amazon; or, The Wild Woman of the Plains. - - 204 Fred Fearnot’s Training School; or, How to Make a Living. - - 205 Fred Fearnot and the Stranger; or, The Long Man who was Short. - - 206 Fred Fearnot and the Old Trapper; or, Searching for a Lost - Cavern. - - 207 Fred Fearnot in Colorado; or, Running a Sheep Ranch. - - 208 Fred Fearnot at the Ball; or, The Girl in the Green Mask. - - 209 Fred Fearnot and the Duellist; or, The Man Who Wanted to Fight. - - 210 Fred Fearnot on the Stump; or, Backing an Old Veteran. - - 211 Fred Fearnot’s New Trouble; or, Up Against a Monopoly. - - 212 Fred Fearnot as Marshal; or, Commanding the Peace. - - 213 Fred Fearnot and “Wally”; or, The Good Natured Bully of Badger. - - 214 Fred Fearnot and the Miners; or, The Trouble At Coppertown. - - 215 Fred Fearnot and the “Blind Tigers”: or, More Ways Than One. - - 216 Fred Fearnot and the Hindoo; or, The Wonderful Juggler at - Coppertown. - - 217 Fred Fearnot Snow Bound; or, Fun with Pericles Smith. - - 218 Fred Fearnot’s Great Fire Fight; or, Rescuing a Prairie School. - - 219 Fred Fearnot In New Orleans; or, Up Against the Mafia. - - 220 Fred Fearnot and the Haunted House; or, Unraveling a Great - Mystery. - - 221 Fred Fearnot on the Mississippi; or, The Blackleg’s Murderous - Plot. - - 222 Fred Fearnot’s Wolf Hunt; or, A Battle for Life in the Dark. - - 223 Fred Fearnot and the “Greaser”; or, The Fight to Death with - Lariats. - - 224 Fred Fearnot In Mexico; or, Fighting the Revolutionists. - - 225 Fred Fearnot’s Daring Bluff; or, The Nerve that Saved His Life. - - 226 Fred Fearnot and the Grave Digger; or, The Mystery of a - Cemetery. - - 227 Fred Fearnot’s Wall Street Deal; or, Between the Bulls and the - Bears. - - 228 Fred Fearnot and “Mr. Jones”; or, The Insurance Man in Trouble. - - 229 Fred Fearnot’s Big Gift; or, A Week at Old Avon. - - 230 Fred Fearnot and the “Witch”; or, Exposing an Old Fraud. - - 231 Fred Fearnot’s Birthday; or, A Big Time at New Era. - - 232 Fred Fearnot and the Sioux Chief; or, Searching for a Lost Girl. - - 233 Fred Fearnot’s Mortal Enemy; or, The Man on the Black Horse. - - 234 Fred Fearnot at Canyon Castle; or, Entertaining His Friends. - - 235 Fred Fearnot and the Comanche; or, Teaching a Redskin a Lesson. - - 236 Fred Fearnot Suspected; or, Trailed by a Treasury Sleuth. - - 237 Fred Fearnot and the Promoter; or, Breaking Up a Big Scheme. - - 238 Fred Fearnot and “Old Grizzly”; or, The Man Who Didn’t Know. - - 239 Fred Fearnot’s Rough Riders; or, Driving Out the Squatters. - - 240 Fred Fearnot and the Black Fiend; or, Putting Down a Riot. - - 241 Fred Fearnot in Tennessee; or, The Demon of the Mountains. - - 242 Fred Fearnot and the “Terror”; or, Calling Down a Bad Man. - - 243 Fred Fearnot in West Virginia; or, Helping the Revenue Agents. - - 244 Fred Fearnot and His Athletes; or, A Great Charity Tour. - - 245 Fred Fearnot’s Strange Adventure; or, The Queer Old Man of the - Mountain. - - 246 Fred Fearnot and the League; or, Up Against a Bad Lot. - - 247 Fred Fearnot’s Wonderful Race; or, Beating a Horse on Foot. - - 248 Fred Fearnot and the Wrestler; or, Throwing a Great Champion. - - 249 Fred Fearnot and the Bankrupt; or, Ferreting Out a Fraud. - - 250 Fred Fearnot as a Redskin; or, Trailing a Captured Girl. - - 251 Fred Fearnot and the “Greenhorn”; or, Fooled for Once in His - Life. - - 252 Fred Fearnot and the Bloodhounds; or, Tracked by Mistake. - - 253 Fred Fearnot’s Boy Scouts; or, Hot Times in the Rockies. - - 254 Fred Fearnot and the Waif of Wall Street; or, A Smart Boy - Broker. - - 255 Fred Fearnot’s Buffalo Hunt; or, The Gamest Boy in the West. - - 256 Fred Fearnot and the Mill Boy; or, A Desperate Dash for Life. - - 257 Fred Fearnot’s Great Trotting Match; or, Beating the Record. - - 258 Fred Fearnot and the Hidden Marksman; or, The Mystery of Thunder - Mountain. - - 259 Fred Fearnot’s Boy Champion; or, Fighting for His Rights. - - 260 Fred Fearnot and the Money King; or, A Big Deal in Wall Street. - - 261 Fred Fearnot’s Gold Hunt; or, The Boy Trappers of Goose Lake. - - 262 Fred Fearnot and the Ranch Boy; or, Lively Times with the - Broncho Busters. - - 263 Fred Fearnot after the Sharpers; or, Exposing a Desperate Game. - - 264 Fred Fearnot and the Firebugs; or, Saving a City. - - 265 Fred Fearnot In the Lumber Camps; or, Hustling in the Backwoods. - - 266 Fred Fearnot and the Orphan; or, The Luck of a Plucky Boy. - - 267 Fred Fearnot at Forty Mile Creek; or, Knocking About in the - West. - - 268 Fred Fearnot and the Boy Speculator; or, From a Dollar to a - Million. - - 269 Fred Fearnot’s Canoe Club; or, A Trip on the Mississippi. - - 270 Fred Fearnot and the Errand Boy; or, Bound to Make Money. - - 271 Fred Fearnot’s Cowboy Guide; or, The Perils of Death Valley. - - 272 Fred Fearnot and the Sheep Herders; or, Trapping the Ranch - Robbers. - - 273 Fred Fearnot on the Stage; or, Before the Footlights for - Charity. - - 274 Fred Fearnot and the Masked Band; or, The Fate of the Mountain - Express. - - 275 Fred Fearnot’s Trip to Frisco; or, Trapping the Chinese Opium - Smugglers. - - 276 Fred Fearnot and the Widow’s Son; 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