"Saw 'em go into the ferryhouse. They must have gone over," answered the newsboy.
A few words more followed, and Nelson and Van Pelt hurried to the ferry and soon found themselves on Fulton Street, one of the main thoroughfares of Brooklyn.
"Now to find them," said our hero. "I'm afraid it's going to prove a big job."
CHAPTER XXII. A DISAPPOINTMENT.
"How shall we strike out?" asked George Van Pelt, as he and our hero came to a halt under the elevated railroad.
"It's more than likely they'll try to sell those things to some stationer or at a second-hand store," answered Nelson. "And the chances are that they'll sell 'em as quick as possible."
"You are right there," answered his partner. "Supposing you take one side of the street and I'll take the other, and we'll ask at the different stores."
This was agreed upon, and soon our hero had visited five stores.