“How many men can I have with me?” asked Nick.
“How many do you want?”
“Two. Give me my two old shipmates. We’ve worked together before, and I’d rather have them than anybody else.”
The captain gave a growling consent, and Nick Carter went forward to get his two assistants.
“The suit case is all right,” announced Patsy. “I talked to Clayton, and he said he would not let it out of his hands until he had taken it to a bank in San Juan.”
“The wise course!” approved Nick. “We are going ashore—you and Chick—with me.”
“Bully! To get Rayne?” asked Patsy.
“If we can.”
“Well, you bet we can,” was the confident response, accompanied by a chuckle of delight at the prospect of some real action.