"Nothing excepting that he had met a Mr. Porter and his daughter, and that the father had sailed for Norway and the daughter for the States."
"Then that news must be true," said Roger. "Dave, the best thing you can do is to go to Christiania at once."
"Exactly my way of thinking, Roger."
"And about Nick——?"
"You shan't do anything to me!" roared the runaway. "I won't stand for it."
"I shall notify the authorities in America where you are," answered Dave. "Then they can do as they please in the affair."
A little later Dave and Roger left the mansion, Philip Chesterfield bidding them a formal good-bye. Nick Jasniff was sullen and looked as if he wanted to kill both boys.
"He'll get back at us some day, if he can," observed the senator's son, as they drove back to Siddingate.
Arriving at the town, the two youths took the first train back to London proper. Here they found that to get to Christiania they would have to take a train to Hull and from there try to obtain passage on some vessel bound for the Norwegian capital.
"It's only a four hours' ride to Hull," said Dave, consulting a time-table. "I can get there to-night, if I wish."