“And above all,” added Wells, “if one of them turned out to be the captain of the ‘Terror!’”
“I have only one fear, Wells; this submarine, whether it is the one we seek or another, may have left the creek since your departure.”
“We shall know about that in a few hours, now. Pray Heaven they are still there! Then when night comes?”
“But,” I asked, “did you remain watching in the wood until night?”
“No; I left after an hour’s watching, and rode straight for the telegraph station at Toledo. I reached there late at night and sent immediate word to Washington.”
“That was night before last. Did you return yesterday to Black Rock Creek?”
“Yes.”
“The submarine was still there?”
“In the same spot.”
“And the two men?”