"Hello," came, an instant later.
"Hello. Mr. Baldwin?"
"Yes."
"I am Captain Tom Halstead, here at the Palace Hotel, awaiting your orders."
"Is Dabson with you?"
"Dawson, sir," Tom corrected. "Yes; Dawson is with me."
"Then your whole crew is on hand?"
"Yes, sir."
"Good! Well, as the finishers are about through with their repair work on my boat we shall be ready to get you aboard without delay."
"May I ask, sir, how big a boat——"