The Silver Menace
Murray Leinster
[Transcriber's Note: This etext produced from The Thrill Book, September 1, 1919 and September 15, 1919]
The yacht was plowing through the calm waters with a steady throbbing of the engines. The soft washing of the waves along the sides, the murmur of the wind through the light rigging aloft, and the occasional light footstep of the navigating officer on the bridge were the only sounds.