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¥ oS, we Sade TT” ’ + ti a 4 i! AA i f perturbed on seeing eee windows lighted up. “The explosion has aroused some of them,” a 5 eh Y Bene forward in the | tered Jim, “ and I will lay odds Nap is among them.” os direction of their point of “Tf he is up,” advised Morse, “ we had better tell ) ascent, the boys were just in | our story right away. It will send him to bed com- : time to dimly make out the | fortable, en a change. Of late he has lived like a man white sail of the Spaniard’s | wearing ahair shirt.” a boat going out to sea. Thus The window by which they had made their exit was they were able to realise the | still open, and they entered the house. There were @ full success of their night’s ( voices above, and the sound of slippered feet ee . work. “Morse,” said Jim, vexultingly, “you are a wonder- ful Follow!” “Qh, no,” replied Morse, iy is the materials I use es are wonderful. I have never before been able to _ fully _test my discoveries, and I must say that I am about. | “TI tell you,” said the Voice of the ee were rent in twain. Moreover, the eae rocked » Ye fs ‘“* Perhaps it was an earthquake.” | Bane ee Lv ; St) It was Mr. Groby who was speaking now, and then’ ua a more than SRE The last explosion was a com- | Mr. Storeby eanie in. pany Hi: . ei st Nears igh _ plete success.” “T believe,” he aa “that we have some J onah c Dn he island who will bring trouble on trouble. He ougl ht ~The sound of it was terrific,” said Jim ; it par- | ‘ bi ‘ a c tially deafened me. But did you not hear a cry of 2 be discovered and cast cverboard.” | Py, ig _ some sort that was uttered near us See after ‘‘ Bah!” exclaimed Mr. Groby, “6 casting overboe the crash.” | from an island will bea tough job. Snall we go down 4 2 a cs Can’t say I noticed it,” said Morse ; “the tact ; is | and have a look outside 2” Hn oN ri ae T- was too much engaged in noting the Fenewnl action There was a murmur of assent, and then {hel foot- i. ty ofthe compound. It appears to me to have a double | steps of the masters were heard on the stairs. | eg fe ; a | - action— practically, to our slow faculties, simul- ““ Now to give them 2 staggerer,” said Jim. “ Ahe em hy me a taneous, but in reality separate and distinct. One | Ahem !” | ie: f It was a very bad cough | he was troubled with, con > sidering the short notice it gave ofits coming. There . a is downward, vertical ; the other horizontal.” ms a a “T won't go into dais of action with you, Morse,” said Jim, laughing ; “it is enough for one of my simple | was a halting of the men above. Nira i ‘a mind that success has crowned your idea. Now, in ‘Who isdown there ?” asked Mr. Farrell, in ced a the morning we can go to Nap and put his mind at ing tones, heey Ks ’t. Oo Ni . Caat ‘Gordon, sir.” . Mens: “What are you doing up at this hour ?” le a ‘“‘T was just coming up to exolain, sir.” | _ “ Stop where youare. We are coming down.” When the masters appeared—they were all in light apparel of dressing-gown and slippete! ape were considerably astonished to nod that Jim = not alone. ie?) The two boys stood jeden in the hall, looking as if butter would not melt in their mouths. ei Mr. Farrell was the whitest in countenance of at there, and his fellow-men as a body looked far from — rosy ; but he put ow an authoritative air, and asked. i the meaning of the boys being up. * er “We have been out, sir—on an expedition,” ‘said Jim. « Then he went into the matter tersely but clearly, going back to the time when he discovered the pre- sence of the Spaniards in the chine, and finishing with — their hurried departure that night. We). ie “Tt was all Morse’s doing ea said Jim, in cons clusion. “ t never in my lip eae any ee like dias oe ae ease. The Sokal is free of his foes.” Ais. ‘For the present.” jk “ Well, yes. But by the time they come back again, a if ever they do, I hope we shall be in a position to i give them a warm reception, My goodness ! when I = S58 { t y hea Wa - 0 Mie a Phin of the effect of that stuff, 1t gives me the creeps _ to think of what would be the result of a blow-up near os) the school.” iy 5 ae ede is “TT have thought of that myself,” mused Morse, as a. dé 6) ee. 1e began the descent of the cliff, “and I think it both iM ei necessary and desirable that I should store certain Be things in a safer place than the laboratory. If Nap realises the real nature of my researches, I am afraid ‘ae he will put a stop to them.” eg “T have locked off part of the castle,” said Jim, j oe ‘where I intend arms and ammunition to be kept. _ You had better fix ona room there. 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