“That’s a scheme!” cried Nelson. “Tommy, you’re a brick! It will keep us busy, besides, and I’d go crazy if I had to sit around the hotel here and wait for the police to do things!”
“How about money?” asked Bob.
“Thunder! That’s so! They’ve got our money, too! How much have you got, Bob?”
“Two or three dollars.”
“And I’ve got four-seventy-five,” said Tom.
“That’s about seven,” said Nelson, “and I’ve got about a dollar in change. Eight dollars won’t go very far, though, when it comes to telephoning all around the country and renting a launch!”
“You forget Dan,” said Bob. “He’s sure to have a lot of tin on him.”
“That’s right. And look here!” Nelson stopped and looked back toward the railroad station. “What time is it, Bob?”
“Almost half-past ten.”
“Then one of us ought to go back to the station and meet Dan. If he goes down there and finds the launch gone there’s no knowing where he will wander to. Will you go down and wait for him, Tommy? Tell him what’s up and hold him at the station until we get back.”