"It won't take much more of this to make further trial trips of no interest to us," almost shivered Jacob Farnum.
Yet Jack, true to his word, allowed the "Pollard" to sink lower and lower. He was waiting for the word—or the bottom!
CHAPTER XIV
FOOLING THE NAVY, BUT ONLY ONCE
Commander Ennerling bent forward to read the submergence gauge.
"Jove, but you've really your nerve with you, Captain Benson," he declared, simply.
"Confidence in the boat, sir," Jack answered coolly.
Up in the conning tower, where he could observe the duplicate gauge, Eph Somers, though not easily frightened, was beginning to feel more than curious.
"If we go much deeper, I'll sure let out a yell," Eph gritted, between his teeth.
At last Jack's voice broke in, coolly: