Part 12 (2/2)

”Yes, and there's my house!” exclaimed Tom a moment later, as the beam rested on his residence and shops ”Say, it's plainer than I thought it would be Hold me here a minute, Ned”

Ned shut off the power from the propellers, and the airshi+p was stationary Toh theht

”I can count the bricks in the chireat searchlight ”It's even better than I thought it was! Let's go down, Ned”

Slowly the airshi+p sank To after building, and one faht the beaain, when not far above it

Suddenly there arose a weird cry Tom and Ned knew at once that it was Eradicate

”A comet! A comet!” yelled the colored man ”De end ob de world am comin'! Run, chillens, run! Beware ob de coh

”Oh good mistah comet! Doan't take me!” went on the coloredain't needer But ef yo' has t' take soht!” cried Tom But the colored man continued to shout in fear

Then, as the two boys looked on, and as the airshi+p careat illulanced over, and saw his giant servant, with fear depicted on his face, running away as fast as he could Evidently Eradicate's warning had frightened hi it!”

”Yes, and he may run away, never to come back,” exclaimed Tom ”I don't want to lose hiot frightened He ay for a week before I could locate hi to have that happen again”

”What are you going to do?”

”I'ood test for chasing the sht on him so we can't lose him!”

CHAPTER X

OFF FOR THE BORDER

”There he goes, Tom!”

”Yes, I see him!”

”Look at his, Ned Put on a little more speed, and keep a little lower down It's clear of trees right here”

”There he goes into that clump of bushes”