"Off there lies the United States," said Mr. Henderson.
"Hurrah for home!" cried Mark.
Three days later they landed at a small Florida town. The sight of the Porpoise attracted throngs of people to the dock where she tied up. Among them was a newsboy.
"Get me all the papers for the past month," said Jack. "I want to see what the news is."
"Same here," put in Mark, and the papers were soon brought.
"Hurrah!" exclaimed Jack, as soon as he had looked at several of the sheets.
"What is it?" asked Mark, who was unfolding a paper.
"Anarchists Confess," read Jack. "Two Englishmen Admit They Blew Up Hotel Where Lord Peckham Was Stopping. No Suspicion Attaches to Two Youths Who So Mysteriously Disappeared!"
"Those are only the head lines," went on Jack. "There's a long story, and I guess it lets us out."