“Very likely bound for Liverpool, as she came from there.”
“What could have induced her crew to shoot at us?”
“Murdock probably incited them to do it.”
“Be ther hokey, he’s a vilyun!” growled Barney.
“Send her up,” said Frank.
Pulling the helix lever the Celt caused them to revolve, and the engine rose from the sea, dripping water, and mounted up in the air.
Frank carefully watched the spinning wheels.
He could not see any defect in their action, and soon felt confident that they would continue to operate properly.
Up, up the Pegasus soared like a bird on the wing until she reached the lowest strata of clouds.
When she plunged into them the sea was obscured.