"
In less than an hour Eph Somers, agog with excitement, was back on the
"Pollard."
"Say, fellows, that Potter fellow that got into Mr. Pollard's room and
stole the papers broke jail last night. Now we know what Don Melville
was here for! He had a hand in that!"
So far, the young fellow had refused to talk.
"Bribed by the Melvilles," Hal had declared. "But they'll find that
expensive, for he'll continue to bleed them, now he knows how."
Jack, who usually reserved judgment until he knew some facts on which to
build, was inclined this time to agree with Eph, and Hal was certain
that Somers was right.
"It would be to their advantage to have Potter disappear before they
begin their dirty work against Mr. Farnum," Hal insisted.
"I telephoned to Mrs. Farnum and she reports 'nothing new,'" continued
Eph. "It's queer."
Just then the boys heard a hail and saw David Pollard, bag and brief case
in hand, on the shore signaling to them.
"Where's Farnum?" he asked as soon as he was on the submarine.
"We'd, any of us, give six months' salary to know that, Mr. Pollard,"
said Jack, and went on to tell what had been taking place.
"That spells ruin for us," groaned the inventor, who knew how things
stood financially.
"Do you think, Mr. Pollard, that we'd better suggest to Mrs. Farnum to
put a detective on her husband's trail?" asked Eph.
"That trail would probably lead straight through the Melvilles," said
Hal bitterly.
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