As they turned toward the iron ladder leading to the hatch Jimmie, who had followed close upon the orderly’s heels, cried out:
“Hello, Mackinder, where you from?”
CHAPTER XIII
A THREATENING SITUATION
“Who’s there, Jimmie?” asked Ned, pressing forward.
“Nobody now,” answered the other. “I thought I saw our friend Mackinder looking down the hatchway, but possibly I was mistaken. At any rate he’s gone now and we’d better hurry on for dinner.”
“Mackinder’s a prisoner here,” stated Ned, positively.
“Maybe he broke loose,” suggested Harry.
“All right, I’m going up to the deck and look about,” said Ned.