"I more'n half believe those boys suspect me," they heard him mutter after a few minutes had passed.
"You win," Bob thought to himself as he carefully nudged his brother again.
"Something was the matter with that wireless but I'll be hanged if I could find out what it was," they heard him say.
Then, as though unable to stay long in one place, he went out onto the bridge again and, a moment later, they heard his steps as he descended the stairs to the lower deck.
"What'll we do now?" Jack whispered.
"What do you think?"
"I don't know but we might's well go to bed. I hardly think he'll try anything more to-night.
"What time is it?"
"Half after two."
"Well, I think we'd better stick it out till daylight. You see—" But before he could finish his sentence they heard the mate coming up the stairs again.