The professor darted the searchlight down into the eyes of the whalers, bringing them to a pause.
Barney had gone out on deck with a rope.
One end was tied to the rail, and the other was dangling down.
As the boat swept over him, Frank grasped the noose in the end of the line, and shouted cheerily:
“I’ve got it!”
Up went the Ranger the next moment.
To the astonishment of the pursuers Frank was whirled up into the air over their heads, and before they could recover from their surprise he was far beyond their reach.
Pomp now rushed out upon deck.
Assisting Barney, they pulled Frank up.
As soon as he reached the deck he thanked his friends for their timely assistance and going into the turret with them he explained what Ben Bolt confessed to him.