He hurried out. Order followed order, and soon the gig, with the captain, Trendon, and the torpedo expert, was driving for the point marked "Seal Cave" on the map over which they were bent.
[VI]
MR. DARROW RECEIVES
"You say the last entry is June 7th?" asked Barnett, as the boat entered the light surf.
Trendon nodded.
"That was the night we saw the last glow, and the big burst from the volcano, wasn't it?"
"Right."
"The island would have been badly shaken up."
"Not so violently but that the flag-pole stood," said the captain.
"That's true, sir. But there's been a good deal of volcanic gas going. The man's been penned up for four days."