“It is a question,” replied Frank. “She was in very bad shape. However, let us hope that she will.”
“Amen to that. Is there nothing we can do to give her aid?”
“I fear not; at least until the storm abates.”
“She may be at the bottom by that time.”
“That is possible. If afloat, however, she will be crippled and sorely in need of aid.”
The Sea Diver did not rest upon the muddy bottom, but was held in suspension about twenty feet from it. Frank’s purpose was to return to the surface as quickly as possible after the abating of the storm.
After an hour had passed it was ventured to ascend. Frank took the wheel of the Diver and held her steady.
Up she went.
Soon she felt the motion of the sea’s surface. It was not rough, and Frank concluded that the hurricane had passed.
So he let the Diver leap up into daylight. The electric lights were shut off at the same moment.