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DAVE PORTER AND HIS CLASSMATES
"He won't get in right away!" whispered Roger. "Oh, this is the best yet!"
They heard Job Haskers fumble at the knob of the door. He tried to turn it several times and then shook it violently. Finding the door would not open, he began to pound upon the barrier with his fist.
"He's making noise enough to wake the dead!" whispered Phil.
"Somebody is going below," said Dave, a moment later. "Now I guess there will be more fun!"
"If only we aren't caught!" murmured Shadow, who was a bit afraid that the fun had been carried too far.