This proposal met with indorsement from all, and in a short time they
were in their berths, employing their best skill to induce sleep under
condition of much mental excitement.




CHAPTER X

The Island-Surrounded Island


Early next morning the Catwhisker left its mooring under the tamarack and
started on the new search for the "Canadian Crusoe's" island.

Guided by the "mathematical chart" prepared with the directions given by
the radio-compass amateur, the crew of the motor boat had little
difficulty in finding the approximate location of the island prison; but
when arrived there, they realized that considerable work was still
before them, for they were in the midst of a veritable sea of islands,
varying in size from a few car-loads of stone and earth to several acres
in extent.

"Well, how are we goin' to begin?" asked Hal as Cub stopped the engine in
a pond-like expanse, surrounded by a more or less regular rim of islands.

"The first thing to do, I should say is to make the best possible
reckoning of our bearings and then try to fix the point of intersection
of those three lines indicated by the radio compasses," said Mr. Perry.