“No,” replied Fellows, with a smile. “Mr. Stohlmeyer sent the letter himself, at my suggestion by long distance. He had never met you, but he knows me well, and he accepted my statement that you were a reliable young man.”
“The Vesuvius Company is located in Connecticut, isn’t it?” asked Harry.
“Yes,” answered Fellows. “That’s why a recommendation from that quarter was of value.”
“When shall I leave for Lake Marrinack?”
“Early to-morrow morning. Your car is ready at the garage on Long Island. You can take the ferry across the Sound to Bridgeport.
“Report to Professor Whitburn in the afternoon. Remember that you are acquainted with Mr. Stohlmeyer of the Vesuvius Insurance Company.”
Fellows handed Harry a newspaper clipping.
“This is the advertisement you answered,” he explained.
HARRY grinned. This was interesting. He had obtained a job by proxy, and had probably been selected in preference to a great number of applicants.
“I wonder,” he said, “what Professor Whitburn is doing in the way of experiments.”