It struck him as strange, and he gave word to back water.

They were just outside the Boilers in deep water.

Drawing back carefully, he saw the feather again, and ordered one of the divers to go down.

They could see the man descend and gather the feather, then he plunged deeper still and they lost sight of him.

But soon he came up rapidly, and was quickly inside the boat, to tell Gering that he had seen several great guns.