Captain Heath's calm voice was heard again, after a short silence.
"The velocity was two thousand and eighty-eight feet per second, and the pressure four thousand pounds.

This pressure is ten thousand pounds too high.

The powder is too quick, and will be condemned." After this there was an examination of the guns and carriages, with a lecture by Lieutenant Bell; an examination of the gun-lift battery and the hydraulic lifts, and the wonderful Buffington-Crozier disappearing-carriages, and a look over the site of the new artillery post to be known as Fort Hancock.

Then luncheon was served.
In spite of the many interesting things which he had seen and to which he had listened, Merriwell could not get his thoughts away from Barney Mulloy.

He had already obtained consent for the party to be taken on the launch to Sea Cove and Glen Springs at once, after luncheon.