“Playing leap-frog!” exclaimed Ned.
“Yes! Jumping about like boys! Here, you come up and take a look, Frank! You’ve got the best eyesight of any of us.”
Bart descended and Frank took his place. He gazed through the telescope for several seconds.
“The men are certainly jumping about,” he said, “but they’re not playing leap-frog.”
“What are they doing?” asked Bart.
“They’re hurrying from one place to another, looking at something through big magnifying glasses, just like that man in the boat. That’s who they are. I can see the King of Paprica!”
“Let me have a look!” cried Ned.
“Is Sandy there?” asked Bart.
“I don’t see him. Yes, there he is. He’s helping them, from the look of things!”
In turn Ned and Fenn were allowed to gaze through the telescope. They confirmed what Frank had said, that the men were certainly at some peculiar operations.