Walter, Guy, Tony and Det went home on the Jetta, while Mr. and Mrs. Burton returned by rail. The water trip required two days, the intervening night being passed at a Massachusetts port.
On the night following their arrival at Ferncliffe, the climax of these adventures of the radio boys was reached. With spirit of romance still very much alive, they decided to sleep on the yacht. Before turning in, Walter and Guy sat at the wireless table and talked over their experiences for several hours. They even caught some messages from passing ships as Walter had done on a never-to-be-forgotten occasion. Of course, it was long after boy bed-hours before they were asleep on the two deck house cots.
About midnight Guy awoke. What was the cause of his awakening he did not know, but he soon found reason for keeping his eyes open and his ears sharply attentive. He heard the sound of a footstep on the deck, and glancing through the open doorway he saw the form of a man.
It was moonlight and Guy could distinguish the fellow’s features fairly well. One look at his face almost caused the boy to cry out with astonishment. In spite of the fact that the man’s goatee and mustache had been removed, Guy recognized the countenance of Mr. Gunseyt.
CHAPTER XXV
The Fog Pirate at the Bobstay
Suddenly Guy was thrilled with a romantic explanation. The diamonds! But where?
Apparently the visitor had no suspicion of the presence of anyone else on the yacht. He did not look into the place where the boys lay. He moved straight ahead as if bound for a certain point and disappeared around the port side of the deck house.
Guy arose and went to his sleeping brother and shook him gently. Walter awoke and sat up.
“Keep still, Walt,” whispered Guy. “There’s somebody on the boat. It’s Gunseyt.”
“What!”—also whispered.