“Does she intend to remain there?”
“Yes—until spring.”
Frank spoke at some length further.
Then he bade the captain adieu, and said to the professor:
“Start back for Tchekin bay, and we’ll get the mammoth’s bones. After that, in order to approach the Red Eric unseen, we will go toward her quarters overland.”
“Good!” cried the scientist. “We may save the boy yet.”
The air ship flew back to Nova Zembla, and headed for the marsh where the mammoth’s body had been.
When they reached the place they found nothing but the animal’s skeleton, and took it aboard.
Then they started off to find Ben Bolt’s ship.