ermometer went
down rapidly.

"Phew! but this is cold!" ejaculated Roger, as he buttoned his coat
tightly. "It's like being down on the coast of Maine."

"Just wait until we get to Norway--there is where you'll find it cold,"
was Dave's reply. "Maybe we'll have to invest in fur overcoats."

"Well, I am willing," answered the senator's son, with a laugh.

Fortunately, both boys had been supplied with considerable cash and
ample letters of credit, so that monetary matters did not bother them.
Before leaving Hull, Dave supplied himself with an English-Danish
Self-Educator, and on the ship both he and Roger studied the volume with
interest.

"I want to know a few words," said the senator's son. "It is awful to
be in a country when you're not able to speak a word of the language."

On the second day of the voyage the two boys got something of a scare.
They heard an explosion and then a great cloud of steam spread over the
vessel.

"Something has burst, that's certain!" cried Dave. "Let us go on deck
and see what is wrong."

They hurried out on the main deck and there found a great number of
passengers, all in a state of excitement. A few were on the point of
leaping overboard, thinking the ship was going to sink. But the officers
were cool and collected, and did all in their power to restore
confidence.

"Nothing serious has occurred," was the announcement one of the officers
made, in the presence of Dave and his chum. "A steam-pipe burst and one
of the engineers was scalded, that is all. The pipe will be repaired as
quickly as possible."

"Will this delay us much?" asked Dave.

"That I cannot say," was the answer.

The rest of the day passed quietly enough. The steamer moved along
slowly, for the engines were badly crippled. Dave, thinking only of the
time in which he might reach his destination, walked the deck
impatiently.

"I'll wager this means another day," said he to his chum.

"More than likely," was the reply. "Well, since it can't be helped
you'll have to make the best of it."

"Yes, I know, Roger, but I'd give almost anything to be in Christiania
now."

"I can appreciate how you feel. I'd be the same way, if I were in your
place, Dave," was the kindly answer of the senator's son.

That night a heavy snowstorm came on, and by morning all around the ship
was completely shut out of sight. The steam-pipe had now been mended,
but the engines had to be kept down at a low speed for fear of running