CHAPTER III

THE MYSTERIOUS MAN AGAIN the strange deep voice sounded. It seemed to come from below the small cabin in which we stood—a snarling noise as though of a man enraged. Neither Seal nor his men liked the situation. I could see by their faces that they were thoroughly scared. They had found gold, it was true, but below was the owner of it. “Come on, lads,” urged Dicky Dunn courageously, “I’m going below to make the acquaintance of the skipper of this ’ere craft. The way is down that hatchway at the end of the big saloon…