Jerry returned to Ned’s house, promising his mother to come home again as soon as more details of the proposed trip were settled.
“Don’t lose that deed,” cautioned Mrs. Hopkins.
Jerry, with a laugh, promised to keep it safely. He found his chums still discussing the best means of getting to the land of the everglades. They little realized what lay before them, nor what was to happen before they reached Cresville again.
[CHAPTER III]
OFF FOR FLORIDA
At first the boys had an idea they could go down the Atlantic coast in their motor boat, and so reach the beautiful land for which they were bound. But the professor pointed out the terrors of Cape Hatteras, which is a menace to even big vessels, so the chums decided on another plan. They would ship the boat from Cresville to St. Augustine and travel there themselves by rail. From St. Augustine they could start down the coast, and go up the Indian river.
“Can’t we stop there a while?” asked Bob at this point.
“What for?” inquired Jerry.