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Updated: June 2, 2025
Archiater found many metals and minerals in these hills, and made some of his experiments in the ruins of an old pagan temple close to the spot where he discovered a vein of copper. He was half a winter trying out what he found, from arsenic to zircon.
"From associating with your father and mine, not to mention Weiss, Zircon, and the other scientists. They talk and Scotty and I listen. Also, Dad has a lot of books on atomic energy, and some of them are simple enough for me to read." The Sky Wagon was over the Miller farm in a very short time, but before landing Rick made a swing of the area.
I lose. It's one of you." Rick held his breath as Scotty uncovered another tail! He turned to Zircon. "We dive, while Scotty and Tony stay topside." "Good. Well, what are we waiting for?" They changed quickly into trunks, then assembled their diving gear. Rick took the front plate from his camera and put the infrared searchlight on its mounting bracket.
She identified for them a number of the smaller reef fishes, including clowns, demoiselles, and even the deadly scorpion fish. The party broke up early, since the start for Clipper Cay was to be made at dawn by the scientists. The plan was for Zircon and Tony to make the trip in the Water Witch, with the boys flying over in the Sky Wagon. That way, both the plane and boat would be available.
The trough just seaward of the breaking point of the waves was the most comfortable swimming position and they went in single file, Zircon leading. Every now and then Rick looked up. They were getting near the boat, he thought. Perilously near. The boat was anchored just inside the reef, and he could see activity on its deck.
Rick, if you'll look in my kit, you will find a larger bar you can borrow. You'll both need tools if you're going to take the ship apart." "Anyway, that's enough diving for the morning," Zircon said. "Let's up anchor and go." While the others got the boat underway, Rick started the compressor in the cockpit and connected up the tanks they had used.
They didn't get back until late last night, and it was nearly dawn before we got the story from the man who talked. Then we loaded on this DE and headed here." "I'm glad you didn't wait ten minutes longer," Rick said fervently. "They foxed us. I kept listening for their boat, but they didn't use it." "They probably decided to swim out and sneak up on you," Zircon stated.
Then he saw what Zircon had seen, a glow in the water ahead and above them. Rick estimated quickly the distance they had traveled. There was no doubt of it. The frogmen were at the octopus cave! He followed Zircon's lead, cutting the light off and on as necessary, as the big scientist moved ahead.
He planed downward until he touched bottom, then thrust himself with frantic kicks away from the vicinity of the cave. His lungs were about to burst, he felt, when finally he drew a deep breath. The gurgling sigh of his bubbles was sheer relief. He kept moving until he bumped headlong into Hobart Zircon. The scientist reached out and snapped his rope onto Rick's belt, then tugged twice.
The two boys had been on a number of expeditions together since that time and were fast friends. Zircon was one of the original Spindrift group. Youthful Tony Briotti was one of the new staff members, but he had already earned the loyalty and friendship of the boys by his fine leadership of the expedition to the Philippines, as related in The Golden Skull.
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