Part 23 (2/2)

”Plenty ent waved his hand toward the Falcon

”Yep PlentyFoot never see bird like this; eh?”

”Oh sure Big Foot see before many times Huh!”

”What! Has he seen this before?” asked Tom

”No Wait a minute,” cautioned Mr Whitford ”I' Foot see air-bird like this?” he questioned

”Sure Fly over Indians' land many times Not same as him,” and he nodded toward Tom's shi+p, ”but plenty much like Make heap noise

Coet firewater You got firewater in your air-bird?”

”No firewater, but ot so Foot And so you've seen air-birds flying around here before?”

”Sure, Heap times We all see,” and he waved his hand to indicate the redrunts of confir there!” exclaiht track now Which way air-birds co Foot?”

”Over there,” and he pointed toward Canada

”Which way go?”

”Over there,” and he pointed toward the east, in the direction of Shopton, as much as anywhere

”That's ant to know To around here for a while, until one of the slers' airshi+ps pass over head I believe one is due to-night, and that's why Shafton had that paper

It was sent to hi to put your airshi+p out of coht hie I think we're on the trail at last”

”Baccy for Big Foot?” asked the redive them soiant had for for the weed, and To a pipe once in a while With his usual prodigality, the giant had brought along a big supply, and sorunted their thanks

CHAPTER XVIII

THE PURSUIT

”What plan have you in mind?” asked Toone back to their shanties, leaving a few staring curiously at the airshi+p, as she rested on the ground, bathed in the glow of her electric lights

”Well, I think the best thing we can do is just to stay right here, To Foot says, there have been airshi+ps passing overhead at frequent intervals Of course that is not saying that they were the slers, but I don't see who else they could be There's noon, and no continental race

They lers”