“Say, I don’t see what’s the matter with Dr. Klauss. He seems very decent,” remarked Bob, when the boys had reached their staterooms.
“Better wait,” remarked Jerry, significantly. “Mr. Sheldon didn’t make his remark for nothing.”
[CHAPTER XX]
A CRAZED CAPTAIN
“Say, wouldn’t it have been a joke if he had followed us all the way?” chuckled Bob Baker, as he awoke late in the morning, and called to Jerry.
“Who?” asked the tall lad, yawning, for he had slept well after the day of excitement, with its various happenings.
“Noddy Nixon,” went on the stout lad. “You know he started to follow us—he and Bill Berry. Wouldn’t they have had the surprise of their lives if they’d seen us get aboard this submarine.”
“They sure would,” agreed Ned. “And I reckon they’d be glad because our Comet went to smash. Poor old ship! Will we ever have another?”
“I think we’ll go in for submarines,” announced Jerry. “This boat is a marvel! If we could only get one like this—or half the size, we could have no end of adventures!”