"Thanks, Mr. Brown. I sincerely hope so," the youth replied.
Jay turned and opened the door of the superintendent's office. As he stepped into the hallway he came face to face with Carl Weddigen. For an instant the latter seemed embarrassed, but quickly regained his composure.
"How are you, fellows! Is Captain Austin in there with the superintendent?" he asked imperiously.
Dick replied that he was, whereupon Weddigen coolly declared he would wait where he was until the captain came out.
The boys hurried along leaving the diver still standing outside the superintendent's office.
"Funny thing how he happened to be standing around like that," remarked Dick as they let themselves out of the administration building.
"Funny is right," countered Jay. "Looks as though he might have been spying around or trying to horn in where he hadn't been invited. I've seen enough to know what kind of a chap he is and I'm here to say I don't think he wanted to see Captain Austin at all. That was only a bluff. I'll bet he was listening in on us while 'Montey' Brown was giving us the dope on that U-boat."
"So!" whistled Dick. "All right, we have his number right now. If he is going along to Cape May—look out!"