"Mr. Carey, where are we bound?" he asked, respectfully.
"Oh, just going to take a little sail around, to test the engine," was the apparent indifferent answer.
"Is the engine out of order?"
"Not exactly, but I thought it best to test the shaft. The assistant engineer thinks it is weak."
This was apparently a fair enough answer and Fred bowed and walked away. Then he went down the ladder leading to the engine room. He met Frank Norton coming up. There was a look of concern on the head engineer's honest face.
"Mr. Norton, is there anything wrong with the engine or the shaft?" asked Fred.
"Nothing the matter. Why?"
"Mr. Carey said there was, and he is taking a cruise around to test them—so he says."
"I don't understand it, Garrison. Everything 0.K."
"Are you in charge now?"