Bob Steele in Strange Waters; or Aboard a Strange Craft

Excerpt: “Bob Steele!” “What is it captain?” “We are in St. George’s Bay ten miles from the port of Belize British Honduras. Two days ago while we were well out in the gulf I opened the letter containing the first part of my sealed orders. Those orders as you know sent us to Belize. Before we reach there and open the envelope containing the rest of our orders I think it necessary to test out the Grampus thoroughly. Unless I am greatly mistaken the instructions yet to be read may call for work that will demand the last ounce of preparation we can give the submarine. I have stopped the motor and we are lying motionless on the surface of the sea. The lead shows that there are two hundred and twenty-five feet of water under us. The steel shell of the Grampus is warranted to stand the pressure of water at that depth. Do you follow me?” “Certainly captain.”