"Nothing serious can have befallen the boy on board a craft like that.

As to his whereabouts, I propose to go down to the mouth of the creek at once and discover them.

That is, just as soon as you can give me a cup of coffee and a bite of breakfast, for it would be foolish to start off without those.

But the quicker we can get ready the better.

I shall go in the skiff, and take Halma and Jan with me." Nothing so allays anxiety as the necessity for immediate action, especially when such action is directed towards removing the cause for alarm.