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    ;The    Beach   Hotel�察─ �murmured     Tom。   ;That   is  where  Mr。  Berg   is 

stopping。 I hope he doesn't worm any of our secret from Captain Weston�察─�

and it was with a feeling of uneasiness that the young inventor continued 

after his father and Mr。 Damon to where the submarine was。 



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                           CHAPTER Nine 



                              Captain Weston's Advent 



       ;Bless my water ballast�察�but that certainly is a fine boat� ─�cried Mr。 

Damon�察�when he had been shown over the new craft。 ;I think I shall feel 

even safer in that than in the Red Cloud。; 

     ;Oh�察   �don't  go  back   on   the  airship� ─  �exclaimed    Mn    Sharp。   ;I  was 

counting on taking you on another trip。; 

     ;Well�察  �maybe   after   we   get   back   from   under   the   ocean�察─  �agreed   Mr。 

Damon。 ;I particularly like the cabin arrangements of the Advance。 I think 

I shall enjoy myself。; 

    He would be hard to please who could not take pleasure from a trip in 

the    submarine。     The    cabin   was    particularly   fine�察  �and   the   sleeping 

arrangements were good。 

    More supplies could be carried than was possible on the airship�察�and 

there was more room in which to cook and serve food。 Mr。 Damon was 

fond of good living�察�and the kitchen pleased him as much as anything else。 

    Early   the   next   morning   Tom   set   out   for   Atlantis�察  �to   meet   Captain 

Weston at the hotel。 The young inventor inquired of the clerk whether the 

seafaring   man   had   arrived�察  �and   was   told   that   he   had   come   the   previous 

evening。 

     ;Is he in his room�拭─�asked Tom。 

     ;No�察─�answered the clerk with a peculiar grin。 ;He's an odd character。 

Wouldn't go to bed last night until we had every window in his room open�察�

though it was blowing quite hard�察�and likely to storm。 The captain said he 

was used to plenty of fresh air。 Well�察�I guess he got it�察�all right。; 

     ;Where     is  he  now�拭─   �asked   the  youth�察  �wondering     what   sort  of  an 

individual he was to meet。 

     ;Oh�察�he was up before sunrise�察�so some of the scrubwomen told me。 

They met him coming from his room�察�and he went right down to the beach 

with a big telescope he always carries with him。 He hasn't come back yet。 

Probably he's down on the sand。; 

     ;Hasn't he had breakfast�拭─�



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     ;No。 He left word he didn't want to eat until about four bells�察�whatever 

time that is。; 

     ;It's ten o'clock�察─�replied Tom�察�who had been studying up on sea terms 

lately。 ;Eight bells is eight o'clock in the morning�察�or four in the afternoon 

or eight at   night�察�according   to the  time of day。 Then there's one bell for 

every   half   hour�察  �so   four   bells   this   morning   would   be   ten   o'clock   in   this 

watch�察�I suppose。; 

     ;Oh�察�that's the way it goes�察�eh�拭─�asked the clerk。 ;I never could get it 

through my head。 What is twelve o'clock noon�拭─�

     ;That's eight bells�察�too�察�so is twelve o'clock midnight。 Eight bells is as 

high as they go on a ship。 But I guess I'll go down and see if I can meet the 

captain。 It will soon be ten o'clock�察�or four bells�察�and he must be hungry 

for breakfast。 By the way�察�is that Mr。 Berg still here�拭─�

     ;No�察�he went away early this morning。 He and Captain Weston seemed 

to strike up quite an acquaintance�察�the night clerk told me。 They sat and 

smoked   together   until   long   after   midnight�察  �or   eight   bells�察─  �and   the   clerk 

smiled as he glanced down at the big diamond ring on his little finger。 

     ;They did�拭─�fairly exploded Tom�察�for he had visions of what the wily 

Mr。 Berg might worm out of the simple captain。 

     ;Yes。 Why�察�isn't the captain a proper man to make friends with�拭─�and 

the clerk looked at Tom curiously。 

     ;Oh�察�yes�察�of course�察─�was the hasty answer。 ;I guess I'll go and see if I 

can find himthe captain�察�I mean。; 

     Tom hardly knew what to think。 He wished his father�察�or Mr。 Sharp�察�

had thought to warn Captain Weston against talking of the wreck。 It might 

be too late now。 

     The young inventor hurried to the beach�察�which was not far from the 

hotel。 He saw a solitary figure pacing up and down�察�and from the fact that 

the man stopped�察�every now and then�察�and gazed seaward through a large 

telescope�察�the lad concluded it was the captain for whom he was in search。 

He approached�察�his footsteps making no sound on the sand。 The man was 

still gazing through the glass。 

     ;Captain Weston�拭─�spoke Tom。 

     Without a show of haste�察�though the voice must have startled him�察�the 



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captain     turned。   Slowly   he    lowered     the  telescope�察   �and    then   he  replied 

softly�此�

     ;That's my name。 Who are you�察�if I may ask�拭─�

     Tom was struck�察�more than by anything else�察�by the gentle voice of the 

seaman。  He   had prepared   himself�察 �from  the   description of   Mr。  Sharp�察 �to 

meet a gruff�察�bewhiskered individual�察�with a voice like a crosscut saw�察�and 

a rolling gait。 Instead he saw a man of medium size�察�with a smooth face�察�

merry   blue   eyes�察  �and   the   softest   voice   and   gentlest   manner   imaginable。 

Tom  was   very  much   disappointed。 He   had looked   for a   regular sea´dog�察�

and he met a landsman�察�as he said afterward。 But it was not long before 

our hero changed his mind regarding Captain Weston。 

     ;I'm Tom Swift�察─�the owner of that name said�察 �and I have been sent to 

show   you   the   way   to   where   our   ship   is   ready   to   launch。;   The   young 

inventor refrained from mentioning submarine�察�as it was the wish of Mn 

Sharp to disclose this feature of the voyage to the sailor himself。 

     ;Ha�察�I thought as much�察─�resumed the captain quietly。 ;It's a fine day�察�if 

I may be permitted to say so�察─�and he seemed to hesitate�察�as if there was 

some doubt whether or not he might make that observation。 

     ;It   certainly   is�察─  �agreed   the   lad。   Then�察  �with   a   smile   he   added�此   �It   is 

nearly eight bells。; 

     ;Ha� ─  �exclaimed   the   captain�察  �also   smiling�察  �but   even   his   manner   of 

saying ;Ha� ─�was less demonstrative than that of most persons。 ;I believe I 

am getting hungry�察�if I may be allowed the remark�察─�and again he seemed 

asking Tom's pardon for mentioning the fact。 

     ;Perhaps you will come back to the cabin and have a little breakfast 

with me�察─  �he went   on。 ;I don't know  what sort   of a   galley or   cook   they 

have aboard the Beach Hotel�察�but it can't be much worse than some I've 

tackled。; 

     ;No�察�thank you�察─�answered the youth。 ;I've had my breakfast。 But I'll 

wait for you�察�and then I'd like to get back。 Dad and Mr。 Sharp are anxious 

to meet you。; 

     ;And I am anxious to meet them�察�if you don't mind me mentioning it�察─�

was   the   reply�察  �as   the   captain   once   more   put   the   spyglass   to   his   eye   and 

took   an   observation。   ;Not   many   sails   in   sight   this   morning�察─  �he   added。 



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;But the weather is fine�察�and we ought to get off in good shape to hunt for 

the treasure about which Mr。 Sharp wrote me。 I believe we are going after 

treasure�察�he said�察 �that is�察�if you don't mind talking about it。; 

     ;Not     in  the   least�察─  �replied   Tom     quickly�察   �thinking    this  a   good 

opportunity for broaching a subject that was worrying him。 ;Did you meet 

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