If we _could_ get her she'd be a nice prize, I guess, for
lumber's worth real money these days, and although she isn't very big
it's safe to say she's got quite a bunch of it on her, below deck and
above. I guess that lumber is what kept her afloat, from the looks of
the hull."
"Let's see what we can do," said Han. "Someone will find her and--"
"It might as well be us," added Perry enthusiastically. "Couldn't we tow
her, Steve!"
"Tow her! Gee, she'd follow about as easily as a brick house!"
"But if we both pulled--"
"Well"--Steve cast an appraising eye at the weather--"I'm game to try it
if the rest of you say so. Full steam ahead, Mr. Chapman!"
CHAPTER XXI
ON BOARD THE _CATSPAW_
Steve communicated the project to those aboard the _Follow Me_ which had
now drawn up as near as she dared, and there followed a moment of blank
amazement aboard the smaller boat. But discussion there was brief, and
almost at once Harry Corwin raised his megaphone again and bellowed
across:
"Go to it! What do you want us to do, Steve?"
"Nothing yet," was the answer. "We're going to board her first and see
how she looks. If we take on the job we'll want your heaviest cable."
Harry signalled assent.
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