“Wild indeed, I’m afraid,” said Bourne.
“Nay! Not it,” cried Griggs. “We’ve got plenty of time.”
“And plenty of room,” said Wilton, laughing.
“To be sure we have,” continued Griggs. “Lookye here, I’ve been thinking this little bit of a job over, and it seems to me as plain as A B C.”
“Indeed!” said the doctor, smiling. “How do you make that out?”
“This way. We’ve got the map of the part where it is.”
“Certainly, and all we’ve got to find out is whereabouts that part lies.”
“Of course: and there lies the difficulty.”
“Difficulty, doctor? Not it. Now, just look here. We’ve got, say, three States where it’s likely to be. Say, at a guess, Colorado, Arizona, and New Mexico.”
“Oh yes, and California, Texas, and you can join on Old Mexico.”