“Well, there are several matters!” declared Jimmie. “I don’t feel that we’d gain anything by chasing him. The ‘U-13’ package is not in our possession and he knows it. Besides, he’s a clever guy and we might get the worst of it if we step out of our way to go after him.”
“I agree with Jimmie,” announced Ned. “Let’s get aboard the Lena Garlic and get started on our way as soon as possible.”
“You mean Lena Knobloch!” corrected Harry.
“It’s the same thing!” declared Ned. “Knobloch means garlic!”
“All right, then, let’s get going!” agreed Jack.
The boys lost little time in proceeding to their hotel, where they went directly to their room. Here a scene of confusion awaited them. Their possessions lay scattered around in disorder.
“Well, Great Frozen Hot Boxes!” cried Jimmie. “What’s this?”
“Mackinder and Norton again, I’ll bet my head!” said Jack.
“Weren’t satisfied with their first search,” agreed Jimmie.
“Came back here and went through everything. Then I’ll bet Mackinder grabbed that milk cart and dogs, slipped on an old lady’s dress and chased down to the dock to see if he could stop us!” put in Jack. “When he found we were armed he just cut it and ran away!”