"Something wrong," said Porky; "but you can bet we are slated to
get right out of the immediate vicinity of here at our earliest
convenience!"

The Captain, on the bridge, was talking earnestly with Colonel,
Bright and the other officers. Every face held a look of almost
incredulous relief. The gunners stood close to their steel
charges, every man ready for instant action. 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."