The Treasure Hunt of the S-18

Something was radically wrong and Tim, forgetting for the moment the drama soon to be enacted in the sky, ran toward Ralph. He caught his friend in his arms as he stumbled. Bloo...

"I'm afraid it's too late to make any changes now," said Mr. Prentiss. "As a matter of fact, it will make a stronger story for, even though you are now aware of McDowell's ident...

"The wreck is in about 185 feet of water," said Charlie Gill. "That's not a bad depth in itself but the currents down there are tough. They might sweep a diver into a hole in th...

There was no actual sound to which Tim could attribute his sudden awakening, but he was certain someone was in the control room beside Pat for he could hear the steady breathing...

For the first fifty miles of the trip the roads were hard-surfaced and Tim sped along at a fast pace, the long, powerful coupe eating up the miles. But after that it was harder...

McDowell was making a game fight, attempting to nurse the old craft over the rough country to the more level reaches ahead. Tim eased up on the throttle of the Jupiter, like the...

From his temporary place of refuge Tim watched the amphibian circle over the valley. They were hunting for his hiding place and he pulled his boat in closer to shore where the d...

"It's bad business for flyers," replied Hunter. "The entire valley is wooded, with many high bluffs, and if your motor goes bad there isn't a safe place to set down. All you can...

When Tim reached the _News_ office he found a note rolled into his typewriter asking him to see the managing editor. He crossed the large news room and knocked at the glass-pane...

"You might call this the eyes and ears of the sub," said Pat. "Here are the listening devices by which we can ascertain how far away a ship is, and the radio equipment. This is...

The battery of presses in the basement awoke with a roar and newsboys scurried on to the street, their shrill cries of "Extra! Extra!" echoing between the lanes of buildings.

Across the East river the lights of Manhattan glowed brightly while in the Laidlaw yard last minute preparations for the voyage of the _S-18_ were being rushed. Supplies were be...

The depth gauge was dropping steadily as the _S-18_ plunged downward through the black waters. From Commander Ford on down, everyone was tense. This was the big test. If anythin...

The fleet, powerful Jupiter soon outdistanced the slower amphibian and with Ralph at the controls, they sped toward Atkinson at 150 miles an hour. The roar of the motor was too...

Tim felt sick. Down 185 feet under the surface of the water, there was no way of sending up news of their predicament and no one there even if they could send it up.

The cook of the _S-18_ had been badly beaten and Tim realized that he was in need of immediate medical attention. He managed to get the unconscious Hardy over his shoulders and...

"Crazy John thinks the old ship went down in about two hundred feet of water; just ripped its bottom out on the reef, rolled off and dropped into a deep hole beside the reef. Di...

The next morning found Tim in New York, actively engaged in plans for the trip into the Caribbean. While Ford completed negotiations for the purchase of the _S-18_, the governme...

Mess that noon was a hasty meal with Commander Ford and the chief divers, Charlie Gill and Russ Graham, taking just time enough to grab a sandwich and gulp a cup of hot coffee.

While Pat was on duty in the conning tower, Tim recounted in detail to Commander Ford just what had taken place in Key West. When he was through the Commander looked extremely g...

Under the flickering firelight in the camp in the valley of the Cedar, Grenville Ford unfolded for Tim the story of the revolt in Guato, the looting of the gold mines and the fl...

The high pitched drone of a wasp engine sounded over the municipal field at Atkinson and Tim Murphy, famous flying reporter of the Atkinson _News_, poked a grease-smudged face o...

After a hasty lunch Tim and Ralph returned to the _News_ office to complete the polishing up of the stories which had appeared in the noon edition. They expanded on the details...