“Do you mean that we can’t go on?” asked Mr. Fennington anxiously. “It will be dark in another hour.”
“I know it will,” replied the chauffeur. “But what can we do about it?”
“Can’t we make a temporary repair?” suggested Bob. “We can’t have much further to go now.”
“Well, I’m open to suggestions, young fellow,” growled the driver. “If you can tell me how to fix this boiler up, go to it. It’s more than I can do.”
Bob and the others made a thorough examination of the damage, and they were not long in concocting a plan. Bob had brought with him a small but very keen-edged ax, and it was the work of only a few minutes to cut a stout limb about six inches in diameter from a tree.
With this, and a coil of heavy rope that was carried in the car for emergencies, they proceeded to make the temporary repair.