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Rh that we'd better keep quiet about it," the other replied. "In the first place we have nothing to show who the men were, and it would be silly to ask the officers of the ship to search every stateroom, as well as put questions to every passenger, in hopes of discovering a German spy aboard."

"Just as you say, Tom. We have only our suspicions to guide us, and they mightn't interest the captain, who has problems of his own to wrestle with now that we're getting so close to the danger zone. So we'll call the incident closed; and after this take our walks on the hurricane deck by daylight only."

After breakfast the boys again made their way to the deck.

Jack wanted very much to have a chance to talk again with Bessie, but failed to find it. She walked the deck, but in company with her grim guardian; and never once did Mr. Potzfeldt allow her to be alone.

"Like as not he suspects she brought you along last night, before they had a full chance to search me through and through, Tom," Jack remarked, well on toward noon.

"Just what I was thinking myself," the other told him. "And I rather imagine you'll not have another chance to get a word with the girl. If all goes well we ought to get to