"Oh he always has somethin' up his sleeve," replied Ben with a light
laugh, "and the best we can do is to follow him."
"But then we cannot look farther for Cora," Objected Hazel.
"The best way to find her is to make sure that he does not find her
first," said Ben. "She's all right so long as we keep her away from
her enemies," and he turned the boat down the lake toward the
landing.
CHAPTER XVIII
FOUND
From the finding of Cora's boat to the landing at Fern Island the
boys lost little time. Somehow Jack felt the night's work had to do
with the hermit and his daughter; also he feared that the man Jones
might know of it, so that he lost no time in hurrying to the far end
of the lake in hope of there finding his sister.
Few words were spoken by the three boys as they landed, took the
lanterns from the motor boat, and after detaching the batteries, to
make sure no one would run off with the craft, they sought a path in
the wilderness.
Good fortune, or kind fate, led them in the right direction. They
could see that the way had been beaten down. They walked on, one
ahead of the other, when Jack, who was in the lead, stopped.
"What's this?" he exclaimed, stooping to pick up a white thing from
the ground. "A letter," he finished, holding out a square envelope.
The other young men drew nearer to Jack, to examine what might prove
to be an unexpected clew.
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