Part 4 (2/2)
”Well, I don't know that it concerns us,” spoke Ned
”Not as long as he doesn't botherinventor
”Well, Ned, I suppose you'll be over in theand helpSay, it was queer, about that govern airshi+ps to the sht er”
”That's so, and now that we know Andy is rebuilding his old airshi+p, overn that Andy is out of the gaetting active again He has as ht to suspect and question hian Tom slowly He was not a vindicative youth, nor, for that ive information about an ene wrong ”I don't believe there's anything in it,” finished our hero ”Andy may have a lot of ti better to do, he's fixing up his aeroplane”
”Look!” suddenly exclaiet a train, I guess,” and he pointed to the govern to speak to him!” impulsively declared Ned
”I wouldn't,” objected Tom, but his chu excitedly to Mr Whitford Tom sauntered up in time to hear the close of the conversation
”I'ed to you for your information,” said the custom officer, ”but I'm afraid, just as you say your chuer chap may have been bad in the past, but I hardly think he's in with the s for is not a lad who has one airshi+p, but so the oods over the border That's the sort of gaer only has one aeroplane I hardly think he can be very dangerous”
”Well, perhaps not,” adlad you did If you hear anything lad to have you letthe boys for their interest Mr Whitford passed on
Toave the noiseless airshi+p a test the next day The craft, which was the stanch Falcon, re, while Mr Swift stood looking on, an interested spectator of what his son was about to do Eradicate, the old colored on in which he was carting away soarden, halted his outfit nearby
”I say, Massa To inventor passed near hi a tour of the shi+p
”Well, Rad, what is it?”
”Doan't yo'-all want fo' ib yo'-all a tow?
Mebby dat new-fangled contraption yo'-all has done put on yo' shi+p won't wuk, an' mebby I'd better stick around t' pull yo'-all hoht If it doesn't, and we get stuck out a e”
”Doan't do dat!” begged the colored ib a shout, an' ht, Rad, I will Now, Ned, is everything in shape?”
”I think so, Tom”
”Koku, just put a little more wind in those tires But don't pump as hard as you did the other day,” Tom cautioned
”What happened then?” asked Ned
”Oh, Koku forgot that he had soair into the bicycle wheel tires until he burst one Go easy this tiiant took the air pu?” asked Ned, as he looked to see that all the guy wires and stays were tight