after the collision between the Spray and the Falcon.

"Hullo, how are you?" he said heartily. "Still cruising around
in your yacht?"

"No, we just got back to Albany," replied Dick. "We've been to
school since we left you."

"I see. How do, you like going back to your studies?"

"We liked it well enough," put in Tom. "But we left in a hurry!"
he went on, thinking Martin Harris might give them some
information. "Have you been out on the river yet this morning?"

"Yes; just came up from our place below to do a little trading."

"Did you see anything of a yacht called the Flyaway?"

"The Flyaway? What sort of a looking craft is she?"

"I can't tell you that."

"One boat there attracted my attention," said Martin Harris
slowly. "I saw two boys and a girl on board of her."

"How was the girl dressed?" cried Dick.

"She had on a light-blue dress and a sailor hat."

"And the boys?"