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When Jerry Hall went to Mrs. Patricia Gregory's home in midnight and begged her to take him on the Gregory yacht, which was sailing for the South Seas to search for Mrs. Gregory's long-lost little daughter Joan, Jerry didn't even dream of the weird adventures the crews would lead to.

Now the Gregory yacht is tied up at one of the piers on Euclidea, the Magic Island, and last securely to it is Johnson's boat, also captured and held prisoner when Johnson sailed to the rescue of the Gregory party.

Two things have happened, however, which give Mrs. Gregory and her party more reason for hope than the Euclidians know anything about. We hear them planning how to use these advantages as they talk excitedly in the radio cabin.

Before you say anything further about your plans, Captain Bradford, might I ask one question? Go to it, Joan. The more mistakes we can find before we make them, the better off we'll be. I merely wanted to ask if you were quite sure none of the Euclidians had been in this room, since Jerry and I left to go to the laboratory.

I'm sure of that, aren't you, Tex? I was just trying to think, Pat. Of course we were in and out of here while we were working down on the hold, but I'm reasonably sure no one else was in here.

We didn't leave the cabin for any great length of time. What do you want to know that for, Joan? Because, Jerry, we are now going to discuss our plans for escape from this island. And we cannot do so unless we are absolutely certain of privacy while we are speaking.