“Aye, aye, sir,” came back the answer.
The chase was on.
CHAPTER XXIV
THE CHASE
There was scarcely any wind now, but there was still a heavy swell on the lake. With eager eyes those aboard the Elizabeth watched the vessel of which they were in pursuit. It scarcely seemed possible that such an inferior-looking craft could forge ahead of the splendid Elizabeth, but she did. Later Larry learned that the boat had been a racer, and was very powerfully engined. But she was in bad order. Even with that she kept ahead.
“Oh, if we only can catch them!” murmured Grace, as she stood beside Larry.
“We’ve just got to!” exclaimed the young reporter.
An hour went by.
“Are we gaining or losing?” asked Mr. Potter of the lookout, a man who had been on the Great Lakes for many years.
“Well, sir, it’s hard to say, in a stern chase. That’s always a long chase, you know. You can’t see whether you’re gaining or losing. But I think we’re holding our own, sir.”