THE YACHT "SEMINOLE" There was little to do but wait impatiently for some further message of guidance.

McAdams dispatched a few telegrams to nearby lake ports, and briefly outlined certain plans of action for the morrow, provided nothing further was heard from the missing boat; these included a possible visit to Fairlawn, and a city-wide search for Hobart, who both men decided could not be included among the party on the yacht.

West told his new assistant the entire story in detail, and Mac's interest in ferreting out the matter became intense.

It was the kind of case which fascinated him with its mystery, but no theory he could spin born from long police experience, seemed to exactly fit all the revealed facts.

The great puzzle revolved about the strange actions of the girl; her part in the affair presenting an unsolvable riddle.