He rushed inside the next moment.
“Pomp, ye rapscallion! come wid me!” he cried.
“Gwine to fotch de gun out, honey?”
“I am that.”
They both vanished.
When they were seen again they were hauling out a rapid fire gun operated by electricity.
It was one of Frank’s best inventions.
The weapon was capable of firing 1,000 shots a minute, and as the bullets hurled from the piece were steel explosive shells, it may be inferred what a dangerous piece of mechanism the gun was when in operation.
As soon as it was on deck Frank loaded it by adjusting a coil of cartridges on a reel at the breech fastened to a long ribbon.
Arranging the cold water reservoir for keeping it cool, and attaching two electric wires, the inventor was ready.