He proved that, too, a not very
difficult task, since the official passenger list was open to
inspection.
Mr. Hardley repeated his story about having overheard the exact
location of the ship a few minutes before she sank, and he also
told of the captain and several members of the ship's company
having been drowned. This, too, was confirmed.
"Then," went on Mr. Hardley, "all that remains for me to do is
to deposit at some bank my half of the expenses and await your
word to go aboard the submarine."
"I believe that is all," returned Tom. "But, on my part, it
will take some little time to fit the submarine out as I want to
have her. There are some special appliances I want to take along
which will aid us in the search for the gold, if we find the
place where the Pandora is sunk."
"Oh, we'll find that all right," declared Mr. Hardley, "if you
will only follow my directions."
Tom looked slightly incredulous, but said nothing.
Then followed busy days. The submarine Advance, which had made
several successful trips, as related in the book bearing the
title, "Tom Swift and His Submarine Boat," was hauled into dry
dock and the work of overhauling her begun.
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