"
"Where shall we stay to-night, fellows?" inquired Fred. "We ought
to get to Syracuse early this afternoon and we can go right on to
Oswego if you want to or we can stay there until to-morrow
morning and start then."
"Wait and see what time it is when we strike Syracuse," said
Grant. "Probably the gasoline you bought back there at Rome won't
last until we get there."
"I have got enough gasoline to take us to the St. Lawrence
River," declared Fred. "I'm not going to be caught again as I was
this morning."
Meanwhile the Black Growler was noisily speeding on her way. To
three of the boys the country through which they were moving was
all new and therefore abounded in interest. Prosperous villages
and fertile farms were passed. As the sun climbed higher into the
heavens the day became so much warmer that the boys were glad to
seek the shelter behind the awnings which they now had made use
of, as a protection from the heat and glare.
It was early in the afternoon when the Go Ahead boys arrived at
the thriving city of Syracuse. They speedily decided to rest an
hour after they had stopped for luncheon and then through the
Oswego Canal to go on to the shore of Lake Ontario. There they
would be ready to start on the following morning and were hopeful
that if no mishaps occurred they would arrive at their
destination the following afternoon.
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