The Firefly raced
ahead, on and on. No one thought of the interrupted meal. No
one thought of anything but the danger so narrowly passed. They
were still far away from the danger zone. It had been a most
unexpected attack.
No one noticed when the sun went down or when dusk fell. Not
until darkness wholly hid the sea did they turn from their
sea-wide search for approaching danger.
Then the Captain came down from the bridge and approached the
boys.
"How did you happen to discover the periscope before the lookout
did?" he asked.
Porky spoke for his brother. "It's his eyes," he said. "You
see, sir, he has what they call abnormal eyesight. He can see
farther and clearer than anybody else. He can see in the dark
too, nearly as well as by day. So it wasn't the fault of the
lookout that Beany saw it first. He always sees everything
before anybody else gets a chance."
"That's odd," mused the Captain. "Well, young fellow, you saved
the ship this time all right. It looks as though you had better
be stationed on deck when we reach the danger zone. Come down
now and get you supper. You never want to go into danger when
you are hungry." He slapped Beany on the back and passed on.
The boys followed, suddenly conscious that they had omitted the
important ceremony of dinner, but Beany was almost too nervous to
eat.
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