Damon, "but we ought to
do something, Tom--sing a song, make a speech or something,
oughtn't we
"We'll sing a song of victory when we come back," replied Tom,
with a laugh. "Everything all right at home, Ned?" he asked, for
his chum had just come on from Shopton.
"Yes; your father sent his regards, but he told me to make a
last appeal to you to install a gyro-scope rudder."
"It's too late for that now," said Tom. "He attaches, I think,
too much importance to that device. I shan't need it with the
improvements I have made to the craft. Get aboard!"
Ned climbed down the hatchway, which, however, was not closed,
as it was decided to navigate the craft on the surface until it
was necessary to submerge her because of too rough water, or when
the vicinity of the wreck was reached.
"Though we will go down to the bottom when we get to the
Atlantic for the purpose of testing her in deep water," decided
Tom. "Most of the time we'll steam on the surface, for we'll save
our batteries that way, and it's more comfortable breathing
natural air.
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