Under water for so many hundreds of miles, under Arctic ice, and through the least known parts of the ocean she had safely come.
Truly the voyagers had good reason to congratulate themselves upon the success of their undertaking.
But the really thrilling experiences of the voyage were before them, though they little realized it.
Into the North Pacific they made their way, and even into those latitudes which it was believed were frequented by the wonderful silver whale.
Plenty of whales had been seen, but all were of the common variety.
The random quest had now begun, for it could be little else. There was no way of guessing the locality of the silver whale.
The creature might swim those seas for years and not be encountered by those in quest of it. But Frank hoped for better luck.
At any moment there was the chance of coming across it.
At the first opportunity Frank hoped to capture it. And thus the Dolphin cruised aimlessly about.
Of course she cruised on the surface most of the time, for here was where it was believed the whale would be quickest seen.