“This is Cave Island and no mistake,” was our hero’s comment. “The place seems to be fairly honeycombed.”
“Be careful that you don’t go into a hole and drop out of sight,” warned his chum.
They walked to the entrance of one of the caves and peered in. All was dark and silent. Then they went to the next cave. Here they caught a glimmer of light.
“Somebody is moving in here!” exclaimed Dave. “A man with a torch!”
They waited, and presently saw that two persons were approaching slowly, having to pick their way over the uneven rocks.
“They are the captain and Phil,” cried Roger, and set up a faint call.
“Hello! Who is that?” answered the captain of the Golden Eagle.
“Dave and Roger!” cried Phil. “Oh, say,” he added, eagerly, “we’ve seen Jasniff and Merwell!”
“So we suspected,” answered Dave. “But you didn’t catch them?”
“No, they got away from us,” returned Captain Sanders.