The electronic fishing vessel belonged to Vaxilis. After it radioed word that the hydronauts had stumbled onto their operation, Krajenko had arranged Tom’s kidnapping in London to keep him from returning to the guyot to investigate.
The shark man and his helper were Vaxilis employees. They had been hired to get rid of the young inventor after it was learned that Tom would undertake to salvage the Centurion.
The Arab’s story in Paris was a move to throw suspicion on Carlow after the undersea lamp had been traced to Vaxilis. Many of the magnate’s henchmen were rounded up, including the chauffeur and the two strong-arm men, and the saboteur who planted the first bomb aboard the Rockwell. Krajenko revealed that the rest of Vaxilis’ criminal group could be found at his North African base.
After the prisoners had been taken away on the Navy vessels, Tom and his companions started back to Fearing Island in the Sea Hound.
Hank noticed Tom yawn and stretch wearily. “Better let me take the controls, skipper.”
“Okay. Thanks.”
The young inventor did not fall asleep, however. He began to wonder what his next invention would be and the adventures it might bring. Tom could not foresee that he would soon be probing the mystery of a weird object from outer space with his 3-D Telejector.
A few moments later Bud answered the radio. “Wowl It’s Admiral Hopkins, Tom,” he said. “They want us to go to Norfolk first for a big reception and press conference. Sounds as if you have a date with a Navy medal!”
Tom grinned. “Guess that’s one date I won’t forget!”
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