“We’ll have to take our chances there,” declared Hal. “The first thing to do is get there. We’ll worry about the return part of it later.”
“Very good,” said Chester, “but how are we going to get there?”
“There are several ways,” said Hal. “We can go by airship, automobile, horseback, or we can walk.”
“And we’ll be taken prisoners in either case, most likely.”
“That’s true enough. But we can’t do anything from here. However, we’ve been prisoners before now and have come through all right.”
“But there may be a time when we won’t come through,” said Chester.
“Don’t croak,” said Hal. “You’re beginning to talk like Stubbs, Chester.”
“I’m not croaking,” declared Chester. “But I believe in looking on both sides of a question.”
“All well and good; but you’ll agree with me that the first thing to be done is to get within striking distance of the enemy.”
“Exactly, and I’m leaving it up to you to find the way.”