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 and Roy and Mr. Sharp went to the stateroom. Belford entered with them.

When it came time to go to bed, Belford insisted upon sleeping below deck with the sailors, so that Henry and Roy might remain together in the stateroom. Roy was given Belford’s bunk, and Henry took Black’s, and, slipping into them, they turned out the light. But for some time Henry could not sleep. He was still excited and worried, and he felt very uncomfortable.

But finally he quieted down. It gave him such a feeling of comfort to have Roy at hand. Whatever happened, he knew that he had one staunch friend who would stand by him to the very end, and who would believe in him, and who also possessed the technical ability to be of great service to him. He believed that Mr. Sharp and Belford and the captain were also friendly to him and would be fair. But he knew that Roy was his friend, and in that thought he found such solace that presently he fell asleep. Soon there was no sound in the little stateroom save the heavy breathing of the sleeping wireless men.