CHAPTER XXI
OFF FOR PANAMA
"Well," Tom, it doesn't seem possible; does it, old man?"
"You're right, Ned—in a way. And yet, after all the hard work we've done, almost anything is possible."
"Hard work! We? Oh, pshaw! You've done most of it, Tom. I only helped here and there."
"Indeed, and you did more than that. If it hadn't been for you, Mr. Damon and Koku we'd never have gotten off as soon as we did. The government is the limit for doing things, sometimes."
"Bless my timetable! but I agree with you," put in Mr. Damon. "But at last we are on the way, in spite of delays."
This conversation took place on board one of Uncle Sam's warships, which the President had
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