Barney and Frank easily stepped aboard then.
That was a joyous meeting to be sure.
Explanations quickly followed, and then the serious question presented itself as to how they were to get out into the open sea again.
This was certainly a question of no mean sort.
But Frank asked Pomp:
“Did you try every available point under the water?”
“No, sah!” replied the darky. “Dar am some direckshuns I didn’t take.”
“Well, let us try that, then!” said Frank. “It may be a dernier ressort, but we must do something.”
“Dat am a fac’, Marse Frank!”
Down went the submarine boat once more to the bottom of the ocean.