"We can telegraph and find out," answered Tom. "I'll telegraph this
afternoon," he added always ready to do things on the rush. "We ought
to get an answer to night or to morrow morning.
"When do you want to start on the trip?" asked Dick.
"As soon as the party can be made up, and the steam yacht can be
gotten in readiness. I have already instructed the captain to
provision her for the trip."
"Then she has a captain and a crew?"
"Oh, Yes, she carries ten men, including an engineer and his
assistant."
"That is certainly fine!" said Dick, and he smiled as he thought of
what a nice trip they would have with Dora Stanhope on board. Dick was
not "moonstruck," but he had a manly regard for Dora that did him
credit.
After that Anderson Rover gave them many more details regarding the
treasure, and his talks with Bahama Jack and of what he hoped to
accomplish. He had a fair idea of the latitude and longitude of
Treasure Isle, which, he had been told, was of coral formation,
covered with palms and shaped somewhat like a horseshoe.
"Bahama Jack says the treasure cave is about in the center of the
inner curve of the island, but that you cannot sail close to it on
account of the numerous reefs.
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