Captain Breezy laughed. "You're right, doctor. Dash it, doctor, I'll take your advice; but I had no idea we had a sea-lawyer on board of the Breezy, else we could have consulted him in many a difficulty before now."
"Sail in sight!"
The hail came from the tops of the ship itself, but could be heard distinctly enough by those on shore.
"That's the Fortuna again. Let her come now we have anchored the Breezy on Keppel's Isle, and I don't think we'll sever till we see what is below yonder."
The Fortuna could be distinctly seen now coming at full speed towards the bay.
"We'll go on board and get things ready. Adolph, you may remain here for a short time. You are the man in possession, and we shan't forget you. Tumble in, boys!"
Once on board preparations to get to work were commenced immediately.
The great diving-bell was overhauled to see that everything was in perfect order.
"I guess," said little Sneyd, the A.-P., as he came bustling into the ward-room, "we're going to have some real good fun with that scoundrel of a skipper on the Fortuna." He continued, "Kep, my lucky youngster, you are to keep out of sight below and not appear until you get the signal. But you'd better be half way up the companion ladder so that you can't be seen. That's what your orders are, and if the skipper comes on board the rest of us are to be on the quarter-deck."
Two boats were called away, and, after being manned and armed, lay easily at the shore side of the Breezy. They might be wanted; if so, they had their orders, one under the charge of Guilford, the other commanded by a midshipmite.