Part 12 (1/2)

”Have you given up all suspicion of the Fogers?” asked the young inventor

”Yes But I still think Shopton is so to put one of o to the border myself”

”Well, I'll be ready to start in a few days,” said Toent departed

For the next week our hero and his chuht, and in attaching it to the airshi+p Koku helped the lantern was to be put, were made known to him, for Koku liked to talk, and Tom did not want his project to becoht,” said Too up, and flash the light down”

”Who's going?”

”Just us two You can ht”

So it was arranged, and after supper To, slipped out to the airshi+p shed, and soon were ready tolantern was fastened to a shaft that extended above the h it came the wires that carried the current Tom, from the cabin below, could move the lantern in any direction, and focus it on any spot he pleased By le joint, cos,” the lantern could be projected over the side of the aircraft and be leam on the earth, directly below the shi+p

For his new enterprise Toone to Siberia after the platinum The new noiseless motor had been installed in this craft

”All ready, Ned?” asked Toht

”All ready, as far as I'o!”

Like a bird of the night, the great aeroplane shot into the air, and, with scarcely a sound that could be heard ten feet away, sheto do first?” asked Ned

”Fly around a bit, and then co to try the lantern on that first, and see what I can make out from a couple of miles up in the air”

Up and up went the Falcon, silently and powerfully, until the barograph registered nearly fourteen thousand feet

”This is high enough” spoke Toht into focus on Shopton, which lay below theleareat!” cried Ned ”It's like a shaft of daylight!”

”That's what I intended it to be!” cried To of the lever he brought the light around so that it began to pick up different buildings in the town

”There's the church!” cried Ned ”It's as plain as day, in that gleam”

”And there's the railroad depot,” added Toer's house!”