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"No! I should say that WAS news. When did they go? I didn't know they intended to make a trip." "Neither did they; nor I, either. It was very sudden. They sailed from New York yesterday. Mr. George Hosbrook, a business friend of papa's, offered to take them on his steam yacht, RESOLUTE. He is making a little pleasure trip, with a party of friends, and he thought papa and mamma might like to go."
Hosbrook. "Well, whatever it is, I wish you luck. It is certainly a fearful place this island," and busy with many thoughts, which crowded upon him, the millionaire moved away, leaving Tom alone. A little while after this Tom might have been seen in close conversation with Mr. Damon and Mr. Fenwick.
Then, with a sudden impulse, he asked: "Do you know much about this Mr. Barcoe Jenks, Mr. Hosbrook?" "Not a great deal," was the reply. "In fact, I may say I do not know him at all. Why do you ask?" "Because I thought he acted rather strangely." "Just what the rest of us think," declared the yacht owner. "He is no friend of mine, though he was my guest on the RESOLUTE. It came about in this way.
"Well, I think I'll get back, Tom, and tell the others that you are all right," spoke Mr. Hosbrook. "I left the camp, after the shock, because Mrs. Nestor was worried about you." The place to which the airship machinery had been removed was some distance from the camp, and out of sight of the shacks. "Oh, yes. I'm all right," said Tom.
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