“What’s the use? All the fellows have gone up to Wobblewopkins, or some other place, to see the falls, and take an inside view of Sweden,” replied Scott. “We intend to go and do likewise.”
“Won’t you go with us?” added Laybold.
The intentions of the two were explained to the others, and they all decided to join the party. Sanford was not without a hope that something would occur to prolong the “independent trip without running away.”
“How are you off for stamps?” asked Burchmore of the two who were by this arrangement added to his party, for which he had thus far done the financiering.
“We have a little Swedish money, and some sovereigns,” replied Scott.
“But how many sovereigns? We may be prevented from joining the ship for a few days, and we want to know where we are in money matters,” interposed Sanford.
“We have enough to buy out one or two of these one-horse kingdoms, like Denmark and Sweden. I have twenty sovereigns, and Laybold has about a thousand,” answered Scott.
“No I haven’t,” protested Laybold, laughing at the extravagance of his friend. “I have only twenty-five sovereigns.”
“And a letter of credit for a thousand more; so it’s the same thing.”
“No, no; knock off one cipher, Scott.”