“I’m glad you do, Mary.”
“But what shall we do? It was so like Mr. Damon to try to reach Greenland in a small boat!”
“Not so small, I imagine. That Kalrye carried a crew of ten. A good-sized schooner. She probably ran into a ledge of ice just as the Titanic did, years ago. But the captain declares he saw his men and passengers safely on the iceberg.”
“When was that?” Mary demanded, wiping her eyes and speaking more practically.
“About ten days ago. The captain had to work his way back to Reykjavik under sail in a whale boat.”
“Could they live so long on an iceberg?”
“Why not if they had provisions? And the captain said the other boat carried both water and supplies.”
“But they would have to remain on the ice until rescued!”
“Looks so,” admitted Tom.
“If we started at once for Iceland it would be two months before we could get to Reykjavik, wouldn’t it?” the girl asked.