Rick found himself looking at Steve Ames! What was he doing here?
"Where's the brass ball?" Steve asked.
"I don't know."
With an effort Rick pulled his scattered wits together. His mind began to work again. Obviously, through some miracle Steve and Zircon had arrived on a Navy ship with Jimmy Kelly and a detachment of Navy frogmen.
Scotty called from on deck. "It's at the octopus cave, Steve. I saw one of the frogmen drop it there."
Steve hauled himself out to the landing stage. He grinned at Rick. "Feeling better?"
"Much," Rick said. He was beginning to feel nearly human again.
"Let's go on deck. I want to find out about this octopus cave."
Rick stood up, and was surprised to find that he didn't wobble. He followed Steve up the ladder to the deck and found Scotty seated on a canvas stool, sipping coffee.
Zircon asked anxiously, "Are you all right, Rick?"