ILLUSTRATIONS
[Sally Placed the Black Box on the Study Table]
[Ensign Mills Interviewed Sally]
[“You Mean I’ll Have to Drop From the Sky?”]
[She Stepped Out on the Roof and Clung to the Gable]
[Barbara’s Head Came Out From Beneath the Covers]
[Barbara Was Staring Gloomily at the Floor]
[“Good Old Chute!” Sally Murmured]
[“Danny! What Are You Doing Here?”]
[They Swung Out Over the Sea Again]
[“It Could Be a Flight of Our Bombers.”]
[“Riggs, I’m Convinced!” the Captain Declared]
[“I Thought You Might Need Me,” She Said]
[Danny Watched the Last Little Traveler Pass]
[Sally Stood Looking at the Endless Black Waters]
[A Sailor Helped Sally to Her Feet]
[Sally Saw Two Sailors Carry Riggs Out]
[They Watched Breathlessly as the Bomb Struck]
[“See, I Have a Present for You,” Said Sally]
[She Hit the Water Near Danny’s Raft]
Sally Placed the Black Box on the Study Table
SALLY SCOTT OF THE WAVES
CHAPTER ONE
UP THE LADDER
It was mid-afternoon of a cloudy day in early autumn. Sally Scott glided to the one wide window in her room and pulled down the shade. Then, with movements that somehow suggested deep secrecy, she took an oblong, black box, not unlike an overnight bag, from the closet. After placing this with some care on her study table, she pressed a button, and caught the broad side of the box, that, falling away, revealed a neat row of buttons and switches. Above these was an inch-wide opening where a number of spots shone dimly.