“And all that machinery is installed there?” asked Jack.
“Yes; it is worth considerable, too. Of course Jameson may be exaggerating the danger, but as he is a long-headed sort of Scotchman, I hardly think so. I ought to be there as quickly as possible.”
“How long does it take to get there?” inquired Jack.
“Five days from New York. There are no fast craft running on that line. Twelve knots is about the best they can do.”
“Then, with no steamer sailing for a week, it would be almost a fortnight before you could get there?”
“Yes; and the Sea King is being refitted with new boilers.”
The Sea King was Mr. Chadwick’s yacht. She has already figured in one portion of the boys’ adventures, namely, those related in “The Boy Inventors’ Wireless Triumph.”
“Too bad; the Sea King would have made the trip in no time. Isn’t there some other way?”
“I might charter a yacht; but it is a long job sometimes to find one that suits and is ready to start at once.”
“A small craft wouldn’t do?” asked Tom.