Dave motioned to his father in the sign language of the divers:
"Come, let us get to the wreck first."
Amos Fearless caught his son by the arm and moved forward once more.
But the rival diving bell was between them and their object, and they had to make a semicircle with their own diving bell.
The rivals now saw the bell from the Swallow, and as both bells came closer, Lemuel Hankers shook his fist at the Fearlesses.
"You're a cheerful enemy," was Dave's dry comment.
Soon our friends were close to the wreckage, and Dave gave a shout:
"The Happy Hour! See, the name is on the stern!"
He was right, the wreck was indeed that of the ship for which they had searched so long.
The second diving bell now came up and came to a standstill directly at the side of the wreck.