“Easy there, Bobby, old boy,” he cautioned himself. “We’re a long way from being free yet.”
CHAPTER XVII
GREAT RISKS
Once back in his own quarters, Bobby tried to quiet his racing thoughts and think out some plan of action. If only he might talk to Fred and the other boys!
Then he thought of that night and their secret rendezvous and his heart leaped with joy.
“Say, make believe I won’t have something to tell them! They’ll probably think I have been dreaming or am crazy,” he thought excitedly.
He had to caution himself again not to let his imagination run away with him. He had to be careful also not to let his excitement be seen by his mates. It seemed to him that they were already regarding him suspiciously.
He must be cool and calm if he and his chums were to stand any real chance of escape. “Steal a longboat,” Takyak had ordered. All very well, but how was such a thing to be done without being discovered?
“Provision it,” Takyak had said again. All very well, but how were they going to provision it without any provisions?
Well, that was his problem and his chums’, and they must find a way to solve it. And the solution must come very quickly, within the next twenty-four hours. At eleven o’clock on the next evening, Takyak had said.