Captain Scott, of his majesty's sloop-of-war Monarch, was the angriest man in those waters that night.
[CHAPTER XX.]
THE MONARCH'S DOOM.
"He has failed, Scarron."
Lieutenant Tempest had repeated that assertion several times during the two hours that Bob was away.
"I fear so, and yet I never knew Bob to fail afore."
"But he has been gone so long."
"I guess he'll have a good showing when he does come. Hello! what's that?"