The best way to foil Merrick and his crowd is to find the isle, get possession of the treasure, and get away before they know what we are doing," answered Anderson Rover.
On the following day the party was rejoined by Songbird, and then all journeyed to Philadelphia, taking Aleck Pop with them.

They found the _Rainbow_ tied up to a dock along the Delaware River, and went aboard.
The master of the craft, Captain Barforth, was on hand to greet them, and he speedily made them feel at home.

The captain was a big, good natured man of about forty, and the boys knew they would like him the moment they saw him.
"Well, this is certainly a swell boat," said Sam, after an inspection.
"And as clean as a whistle." "Puts me in mind of the deserted steam yacht we boarded in the Gulf of Mexico," answered Dick, referring to a happening which has been related in detail in "The Rover Boys in Southern Waters." "Wonder if we'll have as many adventures as we did on that boat," mused Dick.

"Those were hot times, eh ?" "We'll not lack for adventures if we come into contact with Merrick and his gang," answered Songbird, who had been told all the details of the adventures in New York.
There were six single and four double staterooms aboard the steam yacht, so the Rovers and their friends were not crowded for accommodations, since even a single room contained two berths, an upper and a lower.

Each room was done in white and gold, giving, it a truly aristocratic appearance.