The boys gathered around Frank as he took the papers into his hands and ran them over hastily.
“Are they really maps of Cloud island?” asked Clay.
“Where is this Cloud island?” demanded Alex, grinning at the old question.
“What are the maps good for?” added Jule.
“How far is it to Cloud island?” asked Case.
“One question at a time, boys,” smiled Frank. “I’ll tell you all about Cloud island now.”
This statement was so extraordinary, in view of the boy’s previous reticence on the subject, that even Captain Joe arose and looked the speaker in the face and wagged his tail in applause.
“Cloud island,” began Frank, but Clay caught him by the arm and pointed to the Señorita, now under full headway, steaming up the river.
“There comes your Señor Lewiso,” he raid.
“Looks like he wants our maps!” Alex observed.