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Frank, who was out in the cockpit at the time re-stowing some cases of gasolene, threw the boy a coin and thought no more of the paper till, as they were discussing Ben's breakfast, he idly glanced over its front page. "Mysterious Air-ship," was the heading that instantly caught his eye and caused him to set down his cup of coffee untasted.
"I wish I could," said the boy to himself as he went back to the cabin, to find his father already there; and half an hour later, after a little joking about trying to sleep on a shelf in a cupboard, Mark clumsily turned in, far too much excited by the events of the day to go to sleep, and gradually getting so uneasy in the cramped space in which he had to lie, that he came to the conclusion that it was of no use to try; and as he lay thinking that he might as well get up and go and watch the re-stowing of the cargo, he found himself down low in the darkness, occupying the long triangular place from which the stowaway had been dragged.
"Yes, sir; smelt him out buried down below a thousand tons " "More or less," said Mr Morgan laughing. "Well, I didn't weigh or measure the cargo, did I, sir?" roared the first-mate. "Look at it, sir look at it, captain. We shall be at work all night re-stowing it, and then sha'n't be done." "He was right down there?"
"Ay, ay," drily answered Cap; "escape is the proper word. We ran below and hid ourselves, and so discreetly, that we might have remained in the hole to this hour, had it not been for the necessity of re-stowing the bread lockers. You burrowed on that occasion, Quartermaster, as handily as a fox; and how the d -l you knew so well where to find the spot is a matter of wonder to me.
Harry's hopes revived on hearing this; not that he would have allowed anybody to suppose that he entertained any fears about the ultimate safety of those confided to his charge. The day was employed in putting the boat to rights, re-stowing carefully everything of value, and heaving overboard several useless and heavy articles.
For some time after the boat had shoved off all on board were employed in re-stowing the stores, getting her into trim, and placing the articles most likely to be required uppermost. When everything had been done according to his satisfaction, he addressed the two midshipmen.
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