preparing for a siege; preparingfor anything that might loom suddenly from the water! And all of themwondering what lay beneath its calm surface; what he, Hawk Carse, hadgone to join!
For days they would stare fearfully at the lake, while the tidesrolled steadily in and out; for days the ray-batteries would be heldready, and none would venture outside the fence. It might take hoursfor the realization of his trick to sink in--but they still would notbe sure of anything, and would have to keep vigilant against thestill-possible attack.
Fourteen miles up the coast was Ban Wilson's ranch, and Eliot Leithgowand Friday waiting there. He would rest for a while, and then thethree of them would go home to the laboratory--whose location was nowstill secret. And then, later, there was his promise to thecoordinated brains to be kept....
But that was in the future. For the present, he went his dark, wateryway, laughing. Laughing and laughing again....
Yes, John Sewell, first of all Hawk Carse's traits was hisresourcefulness!
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