"
"And you'll get them!" exclaimed Ned. "Do you remember, Tom,
the time the big octopus tried to hold us back?"
"Yes, indeed," answered the young inventor. "That gave us a
scare for the time being."
Steadily the M. N. 1 kept on her way under water. Her path was
illuminated to a considerable degree by a broad, diffused beam of
light from a powerful searchlight that was fixed just back of the
conning tower, giving the helmsman a certain degree of vision.
This light also served to illuminate the water, so that those in
the forward cabin could see what was going on around them.
"There isn't much of interest in the river," said Tom. "No big
fish, or anything else of moment. Even in the bay we won't see
much to attract our attention. But I want to make sure everything
is working smoothly before we start for the West Indies."
"That's right!" agreed Mr. Hardley. "We want to make a success
of this trip."
He remained at the glass bull's-eyes, now and then exclaiming
as some shad or other fair-sized fish came into view. Suddenly,
however, his exclamation was sharper than usual.
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