“Well, boys,” the captain replied, “you remember what the Quebec chief of police said regarding the Cartier and the perfectly good assortment of supplies lying at the bottom of the St. Lawrence river?”
“Sure, we remember that,” Case replied.
“And you remember what Clay said about having discovered the boat as we came in? Why, he told us right where it is.”
“Yes, he said he saw it on the bottom,” Jule interrupted.
“Now, I have an idea,” Captain Joe smiled, winking at the two boys, “that it would be all right for us to lift the launch while Clay is away. What do you say to that?”
“Great idea!” shouted Case.
“Then let’s get at it,” Jule suggested.
“The first thing to do,” Captain Joe said, “is to find out exactly where the Cartier lies.”
“Aw, I know that,” Jule said, “Clay told me about that. It’s right over there in about fifteen feet of water just below that submerged bar.”
“Fifteen feet with or without the tide?” asked Captain Joe.