Down she sank until she was close beside the steamer.
Barney did not let her sink into the water, but held her so that the two decks were flush with each other.
All the watch on the German steamer’s deck had seen the airship come down.
They now crowded to the side, and, staring at her in amazement, they began asking questions about her.
Frank satisfied their curiosity, and then asked them:
“When did your ship come in?”
“Yesterday,” was the reply of the mate.
“Did you have a passenger named Murdock from Marseilles?”
“No. Why do you ask?”
“We wish to see him on business.”