"Moreover," resumed Ned, "she is fitted with wireless."
"With wireless!"
"Yes. The instruments are in another cabin forward of this one. I noticed the aerial wires on her mast, too, as I was brought on board. Muller ordered them hauled down, but not before I had seen them."
"What does she want with a wireless apparatus?"
"I can't imagine, unless it is to catch the messages that the ships of the navy are sending concerning plans, and so on."
"But they are in cipher."
"Yes, but there are two men on board who know that cipher—Chance and Merritt. That fact alone explains their value to the anarchists."
"Humph! That's so," agreed Herc. "But what's the matter with our looking about a bit more? We might discover something else."
"All right. My head still aches a little, but otherwise I'm well enough," responded Ned. "I guess we are safe from interruption for a time. The wind seems to be freshening, and the men will all be busy on deck. I reckon they think we are both drugged, too, and are safe not to awaken for some time."