nt. Not half a mile away lay a dull, gray-colored craft like a gunboat, with the Stars and Stripes floating from her stern. Fro

rry's eyes furnished the answer as he saw that part of the rail of the

Ben, "they've bin fi

d-colored craft, and a projectile shrieked by above th

derelict destroyer. One of Uncle Sam's craft whose duty

are bent on sending that th

ner is wanted by Mr. Perkins to use in his experiments. That

ad. See, here

like-looking vessel's side, and before long, impelled by m

d meet them,"

ch that just as the skiff was rounding the stern of the ill-used Betsy Jane, the fo

officer was great when

mand of the United States derelict destroyer Seneca, yonder. We've just despatched an old hulk some miles out at sea, and when, on our return do

belongs to Dr. Perkins, the a?ronautical inventor, who wishes to use it in some experime

red to give him a spark plug for his motor boat from a

should be glad to do him a service. Why not accept a tow from me? I'll get you to Brig Island by nightfall anyway,

d affixed to the towing bitts of the derelict destroyer. The tide by this time had

n command, when the hulk lay bobbing astern of the trim and trig govern

kiff alongside the Betsy Ja

at veteran adventurer good-by, with a promise to visit Barren Island in the near future, when, to

island," he said; "I'm a-goin' to ship w

as welcome as the flowers in May. But haven't

"as for the hut and what grub's left, and so forth, any one's welcome to 'em that takes a fancy to 'em. I've got a bit le

d this scene in some astoni

ut if you want to go along it will spare my sending a

greeable to all parties," rejoined Ben, l

to Lieut. MacAllister's promise, they were off Brig Island by sunset. As deep water extended close inshore, the derelict destroyer was enabled to tow the hulk almost

t there was a wireless on the island, had kept his operator busy sending "bulletins" to Dr. Perkins all the way down the co

e Harry and Ben lost no time in tumbling into the skiff and rowing ashore. To describe what took place then would

of the rugged old adventurer. It would be impossible to tell with accuracy how many times that night Harry's story was told, and how many times Frank and the others repeated the tale

have an announcement of some interest to make to you lads. From my inspection of the work done so far on the '

houted Pudge, in high glee,

hers, while Ben Stubbs inquired plain