,*APT] ,,IX

,! ,BOMB

  ,TOM ,SWIFT & ,MR4 ,TITUS )DREW A LL
WAY D[N ! CORRIDOR1 >.D A BULKH1D & \ (
SI<T ( ANY "O :O MI<T LOOK \ F !
/ATEROOM :;E _H -E ! APP1L = HELP4 ,B1
AT ! SAME "T1 !Y CD KEEP WAT* OV] X4
  8,I TELL Y ,WA4+TON IS 9 "!60 9SI/$
,MR4 ,TITUS1 HO>SELY :ISP]+4
  8,WELL1 P]H HE MAY BE10 ADMITT$ ,TOM4
8,B S"EAL "TS ,I H SE5 ! BE>D$ MAN GO+ 9
"!1 & X'S ONLY A S+LE /ATEROOM1 = X'S S
M>K$ ON ! DECK PLAN40
  8,WA4+TON MI<T 2 4GUIS$ )A FALSE BE>D1
,TOM40

8,YES1 HE MI<T4 ,B DID ! MAN :O J N[
  LOOK$ \
H A BE>D80




8,I CDN'T TELL1 Z ,I SAW ONLY ! UPP] "P
  ( 8
FACE4 ,B ^? 7 ,WA4+TON'S %IFTY EYES1
  ,I'M
POSITIVE40

  8,IF ,WA4+TON 7 ON BO>D DON'T Y
SUPPOSE Y WD H SE5 HM 2F ?80
  8,N POSITIVELY1 NO4 ,IF HE &! BE>D$
MAN >E "O &! SAME T WD A3.T = X4 ,B ,I
HAV5'T NOTIC$ ! BE>D$ MAN ONCE S9CE HE
CAME ABO>D 9 S* A HURRY40
  8,NOR H ,I1 N[ T ,I -E 6?9K ( X10 ,TOM
ADMITT$4 8,H["E1 "! IS AN EASY WAY
6PROVE :O IS 9 "!40
  8,H[80
  8,WE'LL KNOCK ON ! DOOR & G IN40
  8,P]H HE WON'T LET U40

8,HE'LL ?9K X'S ! /EW>D HE CALL$ =4 ,-E1
  Y
"K ,WA4+TON BETT] ?AN ,I D4 ,Y KNOCK & G
  IN40

  8,I DON'T "K ,WA4+TON V WELL10 ADMITT$
! 3TRACTOR4 8,I H ONLY SE5 HM A FEW "TS1
B ,I AM SURE T 0 HE4 ,B :AT % ,I D :5 HE
SEES ,I'M N ! /EW>D80
  8,TELL HM Y H S5T = "O4 ,I'LL G )!
MESSAGE1 S X W 2 TRUE 5\<4 ,EV5 IF Y H
ONLY A MO;T>Y GL.E AT HM 9 CLOSE QU>T]S
Y "\ 6BE A# 6TELL :E!R OR N HE HAS ON A
FALSE BE>D1 & :E!R OR N X IS ,WA4+TON40
  ,MR4 ,TITUS 3SID]$ =A MO;T1 & !N HE
SD3
  8,YES1 ,I GUESS T IS A GD PLAN4 ,Y G
=! /EW>D1 ,TOM1 & ,I'LL SEE IF ,I C GET
9 T /ATEROOM4 ,B ,I'M SURE ,I'M N
MISTAK54 ,I'LL F9D ,WA4+TON 9 "!1 P]H 9
! P]SON (! BE>D$ MAN1 4GUIS$4 ,OR ELSE
!Y >E US+ A S+LE /ATEROOM Z A D\# "O40
,& :ILE ,TOM W5T (F D[N ! PIT*+ & ROLL+
CORRIDOR 6F9D A /EW>D1 ,MR4 ,TITUS1 N
)\T "S APPREH5.N1 ADV.ED 6KNOCK ON !
DOOR (! SUSPECT4
  8,IF X IS ,WA4+TON HE'LL "K ME AT
ONCE1 ( C\RSE10 ?"\ ! 3TRACTOR1 8& "!
MAY 2 A R[4 ,WELL1 ,I C'T HELP X4 ,!
SU3ESS ( MY BRO!R & MYF DEP5DS ON F9I%+
T TUNNEL1 & WE C'T H ,WA4+TON1 & ^? ^:
TOOL HE IS1 9T]F]+4 ,"H GOES60
  ,HE TAPP$ ON ! DOOR1 &A FA9T VOICE
CALL$3
  8,-E IN60
  ,! 3TRACTOR 5T]$1 & SAW ! BE>D$ MAN
LY+ 9 8 B]?4
  8,IS "! ANY?+ ,I C D = Y80 ASK$ !
3TRACTOR1 B5D+ CLOSE OV] ! MAN4 ,HE
WANT$ 6SEE IF ! BE>D 7 FALSE4 ,"S:AT
6HIS SURPRISE ! 3TRACTOR SAW T UND\BT$LY
X 0 R1L4

8,/EW>D1 W Y K9DLY GET ME--,OH1 Y'RE N !
/EW>D60 ! BE>D$ MAN EXCLAIM$4

  8,NO1 MY FR & ,I HE>D Y CALL10 REPLI$
! 3TRACTOR4 8,HE HAS G"O =! /EW>D1 :O W
2 "H SOON4 ,C ,I D ANY?+ = Y 9 !
M1N:ILE80
  8,NO--N A ?+60 0 ! R SNAPPI% ANSW]1 &!
MAN TURN$ 8 FACE AWAY4 8,I BEG YR
P>DON10 HE W5T ON1 Z IF 3SCI\S T HE _H
ACT$ RUDELY1 8B ,I AM SU6]+ V M*4 ,!
/EW>D "KS J :AT ,I WANT4 ,I
H _H ^! ATTACKS 2F4 ,I AM A POOR SAILOR4
,IF Y W S5D ! /EW>D 6ME ,I W 2 OBLIG$
6Y4 ,HE C FIX ME UP40
  8,V WELL10 ASS5T$ ,MR4 ,TITUS4 8,B IF
"! IS ANY?+ ,I C D --0
  ,AT T MO;T FOOT/EPS & VOICES 7 HE>D 9
! CORRIDOR1 & Z ! DOOR (! BE>D$ MAN'S
/ATEROOM 0 OP5$1 ,MR4 ,TITUS _H A
GLIMPSE ( ,TOM & "O (! /EW>DS4

8,YES1 ,I'LL LOOK AF HM10 ! /EW>D SD
  8,HE'S BE5
? WAY 2F4 ,?ANK Y1 SIR1 = CALL+ ME40

  8,I GUESS ! /EW>D HAS BE5 WELL TIPP$10
?"\ ,TOM4 ,Z ,MR4 ,TITUS CAME \ &! DOOR
0 %UT1 ! "Y 9V5TOR ASK$ 9 A :ISP]
  8,WELL1 0 X BE80
  ,! 3TRACTOR %OOK 8 H1D4
  8,NO10 HE ANSW]$4 8,I N"E 0 M SURPRIS$
9 MY LIFE4 ,I FELT SURE X 0 ,WA4+TON 9
"!1 B X WASN'T4 ,T MAN'S BE>D IS R1L1 &
:ILE HE HAS A LOOK L ,WA4+TON AB ! EYES
& UPP] "P ( 8 FACE1 ! MAN IS A /RANG]
6ME4 ,T IS ,I ?9K S1 B 9 SPITE ( ALL T1
,I H A QUE] FEEL+ T ,I H MET HM 2F40
  8,":80 ,TOM 9QUIR$4

8,T ,I C'T SAY10 &! TUNNEL 3TRACTOR %OOK
  8
H1D4 8,:EW6 ,T 0 A BAD "O60 HE EXCLAIM$1
  Z !
/1M] PIT*$ & TOSS$ 9 AN AL>M+ MANN]4

  8,YES1 ! /ORM SEEMS 6BE GETT+ WORSE
9/1D ( BETT]10 AGRE$ ,TOM4 8,I HOPE N"O
(! C>GO %IFTS & -ES BANG+ UP AG/ MY NEW
EXPLOSIVE4 ,IF X DOES1 "!'LL 2 NO M
TUNNEL DI7+ = ANY ( U40
  8,BETT] N M5;N ! FACT (! EXPLOSIVES ON
BO>D10 SU7E/$ ,MR4 ,TITUS4
  8,I WON'T10 PROMIS$ ,TOM4 8,! PASS5G]S
>E F"R5$ 5 Z X IS4 ,B ,I WAT*$ ! P[D] 2+
/OR$ AWAY4 ,I GUESS X IS SAFE40
  ,! /ORM RAG$ = TWO "DS 2F X 2GAN 6DIE
AWAY4 ,M1N:ILE1 NO?+ 0 SE51 ON DECK OR 9
! D9+ CAB9S1 (! BE>D$ MAN4
  ,TOM & ,MR4 ,TITUS MADE "S GU>D$
9QUIRIES (! /EW>D :O _H ATT5D$ ! SICK
MAN1 & F HM LE>N$ T HE 0 D[N ON !
PASS5G] LI/ Z ,SENOR ,P9TO1 F ,RIO DE
,JANEIRO1 ,BRAZIL4 ,HE 0 TRAVEL+ 9 !
9T]E/S (A L>GE FIRM ( C(FEE IMPORT]S (!
,UNIT$ ,/ATES1 & 0 GO+ 6,LIMA4
  8,& "!'S NO TRACE ( ,WA4+TON80 ASK$
,TOM ( ,MR4 ,TITUS1 Z !Y 7 4CUSS+ MATT]S
9 _! /ATEROOM "O "D4
  8,N A TRACE4 ,HE SEEMS 6H DROPP$ \ (
SI<T1 & ,I'M GLAD ( X40

8,P]H ,BLAKESON & ,GR9D] H GIV5 UP !
  FI<T
AG/ Y40

  8,I WI% !Y _H1 ?\< ,I DON'T LOOK = ANY
S* GD LUCK4 ,B ,I'M WILL+ 6FI<T !M1 N[ T
WE H AN EV5 *.E1 ?ANKS 6YR EXPLOSIVE40
  ,! /ORM BLEW XF \4 ,! ,BELLACONDA
8CROSS$ ! L9E10 & "! 0 ! USUAL HORSEPLAY
AM;G ! SAILORS :5 ,"F ,NEPTUNE CAME
ABO>D 6HOLD C\RT4 ,^? :O _H N"E 2F BE5
2L ! EQUATOR 7 MADE 6"UGO M OR LESS ( AN
9ITI,N1 2+ LA!R$ & %AV$1 & !N PU%$
BACKW>D 96A CANVAS TANK ( WAT] ON DECK4
  ,:ILE ,TOM 5JOY$ ! VOYAGE1 )! POSSI#
EXCEP;N (! /ORM1 HE 0 ANXI\S1 & S 0 ,MR4
,TITUS1 =! "T 6-E :5 !Y %D GET 6! TUNNEL
& TRY ! E6ECT (! NEW EXPLOSIVE4 ,MR4
,DAMON F.D AN ELD]LY G5TLEMAN Z FOND (
PLAY+ *ESS Z 0 ! E35TRIC MAN HMF1 & 8
"DS 7 FULLY O3UPI$ ) CA/LES1 PAWNS1
KNI<TS1 K+S1 QUE5S & S ON4 ,Z = ,KOKU HE
0 TAK5 9 *>GE 0! SAILORS & F.D LIFE =W>D
V AGREEA#4
  ,SENOR ,P9TO _H RECOV]$ F 8 S1SICK;S1
! /EW>D TOLD ,TOM & ,MR4 ,TITUS1 B / HE
KEPT 6HIS /ATEROOM4
  ,X 0 :5 ! ,BELLACONDA 0 )9 A "D OR TWO
( ,CALLAO T A WIRE.S MESSAGE 0 RCVD =
,MR4 ,TITUS4 ,X 0 F 8 BRO!R4 ,! MESSAGE
R1D3

8,H 9=M,N F ,NEW ,YORK (FICE T RIVALS >E
AF Y4 ,LOOK \ = EXPLOSIVE40

  8,:AT DOES T M1N80 ASK$ ,TOM4
  8,WELL1 ,I PRESUME X M1NS \R RIVAL
3TRACTORS "K WE H A SUPPLY ( YR NEW P[D]
ON BO>D1 & !Y MAY TRY 6GET X AWAY F U40
  8,:Y80 ,TOM DEM&$4
  8,6PREV5T \R US+ X 6-PLETE ! TUNNEL4
,9 T CASE !Y'LL GET ! SECRET ( X 6USE =
!MVS1 :5 ! 3TRACT GOES 6!M 0DEFAULT4 ,C
WE D ANY?+ 6PROTECT ! P[D]1 ,TOM80
  8,WELL1 ,I DON'T "K T WE'LL NE$ 6:ILE
X'S /[$ AWAY 9 ! C>GO4 ,!Y C'T GET AT X
ANY M ?AN WE C1 UNTIL ! %IP UNLOADS4 ,I
GUESS X'S SAFE 5\<4 ,WE'LL J H 6KEEP \R
EYES OP5 :5 X'S TAK5 \ (! HOLD1 ?\<40
  ,TOM & ,MR4 ,TITUS1 BO? ( :OM 7 FOND (
FRE% AIR & EX]CISE1 _H MADE X A PRACTICE
6GET UP AN H\R 2F BR1KFA/ & TAKE A
3/ITU;NAL AB ! /1M] DECK4 ,!Y DID ? Z
USUAL ! MORN+ AF ! WIRE.S W>N+ 0 RCVD1 &
!Y 7 /&+ NE> ! PORT RAIL1 TALK+ AB ?1 :5
!Y HE>D A ?UD ON ! DECK 2H !M4 ,BO?
TURN$ QKLY1 & SAW A R.D BLACK OBJECT
ROLL+ T[>D !M4 ,F ! OBJECT PROJECT$ :AT
SEEM$ 6BE A BLACK CORD1 &! 5D ( ? CORD 0
GL[+ & SMOK+4
  ,=A MO;T NEI ,TOM NOR ,MR4 ,TITUS
SPOKE4 ,!N1 Z A SL[ MO;N (! %IP ROLL$ !
R.D BLACK ?+ T[>D ,TOM1 HE CRI$3
  8,X A BOMB60
  ,HE D>T$ T[>D X1 B ,MR4 ,TITUS PULL$
HM BACK4
  8,RUN60 YELL$ ! 3TRACTOR4
  ,2F EI ( !M CD D ANY?+1 A QUE] FIGURE
( AN ELD]LY G5TLEMAN /EPP$ "PLY F 2H A
DECK-H\SE1 & /OOP$ OV] ! SMOK+ OBJECT4

8,LOOK \60 YELL$ ,MR4 ,TITUS1 CR\*+ L[4
  8,T'S AN
EXPLOSIVE BOMB6 ,TOSS X OV]BO>D60

















