The tramp was now quite a distance out. He stood up in his boat.
“Look—in—your—coffee—pot!” he called. “I—left—a—message!”
Then he sat down and began rowing hard.
“Hurry up, get the coffee pot!” cried Jerry. “We must get at the bottom of this!”
He and Ned ran back to the tent. They found the pot set in the middle of the table. Jerry threw back the cover. Inside was a piece of birch bark, on which was written in pencil:
“Where the bluebird spreads her wings, there you’ll find the stolen things. Search her deep, and search her through, you will find I’m speaking true.”
[CHAPTER XXV]
SEARCHING FOR THE SCHOONER
“Well if this isn’t mystery and more of it!” exclaimed Bob. “What in the world does it all mean, and the tramp going off in this fashion?”