Chapter 12

“That’s a new note!” exclaimed Seaton, “I never heard that tone before.” He stood in surprise at the board, where a brilliant purple light was flashing slowly. “Great Cat! That’s a purely Osnomian war-gadget—kind of a battleship detector—shows that there’s a boatload of bad news around here somewhere. Grab the visiplates quick, folks,” as he rang Shiro’s bell. “I’ll take visiplate and area one, dead ahead. Mart, take number two; Dot, three; Peg four; Shiro, five. Look sharp! . . . Nothing in front. See anything, an…