Chapter IX
The Bomb
Tom Swift and Mr. Titus withdrew a little way down the corridor, around a bulkhead and out of sight of any one who might look out from the stateroom whence had come the appeal for help. But, at the same time, they could keep watch over it.
"I tell you Waddington is in there!" insisted Mr. Titus, hoarsely whispering.
"Well, perhaps he may be," admitted Tom. "But several times I have seen the bearded man going in there, and it's only a single stateroom, for it's so marked on the deck plan."
"Waddington might be disguised with a false beard, Tom."
"Yes, he might. But did the man who just now looked out have a beard?"
"I couldn't tell, as I saw only the upper part of his face. But those were Waddington's shifty eyes, I'm positive."
"If Waddington were on board don't you suppose you would have seen him before this?"