Part 27 (2/2)
”He'll get back at us some day, if he can,” observed the senator's son, as they drove back to Siddingate
Arriving at the town, the two youths took the first train back to London proper Here they found that to get to Christiania they would have to take a train to Hull and froe on soian capital
”It's only a four hours' ride to Hull,” said Dave, consulting a tiht, if I wish”
”All right, let us take the first train”
”Do you want to go to Hull to seeto see you off, Dave”
”What do youwith you--if you'll have me”
”To Norway?”
”Sure--anywhere”
”But ill your folks say?”
”They won't ht go further than England”
”I'll be pleased to have you along”
They settled up at the hotel, and quarter of an hour later were at the station At the ”booking office,” as it is called in England, they procured tickets for seats in a first-class coach, and soon the train ca
”It seems funny to be locked up in such a coach as this,” remarked Dave
”I must say, I like our style of open car best”
They were soon leaving the s northward Only two stops were made, one at Leicester and the other at Sheffield
”Here is where the celebrated Sheffield cutlery coer, as the last stop wasto stop over I'd buy a pocket-knife for a souvenir”
”Reet sootten the promise made to Jessie He had already sent her over a dozen cards
Hull is one of theand sail-reatvessels, bound for ports all over the world
Dave was in a fever of anxiety He had been unable to ascertain when the expedition in which his father was interested was to start northward from Christiania, and, as a consequence, he wanted to reach the Norwegian capital city with the least possible delay
”It will be just my luck to arrive there after the expedition has left,”
he half groaned to his chum
”Let us hope for the best, Dave”
As late as it was, the two youths skirmished around and finally learned that a steamer would leave Hull for Christiania two days later On this they booked passage, and then Dave hurried to the nearest telegraph office and sent a cablegrae ran as follows: