Part 14 (2/2)
A moment later Ned had started the machinery, and To rudder Whizzing along, butscarcely any sound, the noiseless airshi+p ht to capture theto do first, when you get there, Tom?” asked Ned, as he joined his chu set theautoansville?”
”I don't know I'll have to wait and see how things develop”
”That's where Mr Foger lives, you know”
”Yes, but I doubt if he is there now He and Andy are probably still in the old house here, though what they are doing is beyond uess”
”What do you suppose this ne is that Mr Whitford wired you about?”
”Haven't any idea If he wants us to get after it he'll let us know
It won't take us long to get there at this rate But I think I'll slon a bit, for theit to pieces But we'renicely; aren't we, Ned?”
”I should say so This is the best all-around airshi+p you've got”
”It is since I put the newaround nights after the s to be easy work, I can tell you”
”I should say not How you going toto have a talk with the custoht and cruise around at the oods across the border As soon as I see the outlines of an airshi+p in the darkness, or hear the throb of her motor, I'll take after her, and--”
”Yes, and you can do it, too, Toht on her and the slers will think the end of the world has co Maybe they'll fight, and fire at us! If they have guns aboard, as they probably will have, we'll--”
”Bless my armor plate!” interrupted Mr Das, Ned! Talk about soreed Toh above the earth, they talked of ansville” said Tom, after a while, ”that I will come down in some quiet spot, before we reach the city”
”Don't you want to get into a crowd?” asked Ned
”No, it isn't that But Mr Foger lives there you know, and, though he may not be at home, there are probably so at”
”You ?”
”Well, I wouldn't say that At the salers in an airshi+p and it ers to know I'round until he has a chance to work up his clew So I'll just go slowly, and reround for a while”
”Well, inal text says ”Toan Tom, ”it would be--”
He was interrupted by a shout froiant was as fascinated over , pounding noise, and the big shi+p seemed to waver, to quiver in the void, and to settle toward the earth
”So for the place where most of the mechanism was housed