"Well I should say so," cried Frank joyously, and he slipped the man
a bill of large denomination.
"I'll buy everybody a drink," shouted Davis, shuffling off.
"Come on, boys, we've no time to lose!" Frank exclaimed the next
minute and they hastened round to the house of M. Desplaines'
friend.
This time that worthy was at home and greeted them warmly. He had a
plentiful stock of gasoline more than enough, he said--and he gladly
sold them all they wanted.
In a few minutes the Golden Eagle II's main and reserve tanks were
replenished to the full and the boys were ready for a record flight
to the wreck.
So far Frank had not divulged to the others what his information
concerning the wreck was that he had received from Davis, and he did
not now though he felt sorely tempted to.
Amid cheers from the crowd the Golden Eagle II, with all the
adventurers aboard, soared once more into the air; but this time
headed out to sea. They had not risen a hundred feet before they
sighted the wreck, which had struck round a low point out of sight
from the town. She lay, a dismal-looking object, heeled over to one
side; but Frank saw, to his intense joy, that there was still a
feeble curl of smoke coming from her stack.
This meant that the water had not yet extinguished her fires and was
favorable to the daring plan he had conceived.
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