Part 25 (2/2)

And now began a wonderful chase The slers' craft, for such she proved later to be, did her best to dodge the Falcon Thoseairshi+p ainst Toe, that their craft was ht Then, too, there were not soa combined balloon and aeroplane, had to carrybirds in the air Now the s upward, with the Falcon after her Again she would shoot toward the earth, and Toreat doard swoop

Ned kept the great lantern going, and, though occasionally the craft they were after slipped out of the focus of the beaain

To the right and left dodged the forward airshi+p, vainly endeavoring to shake off Toive up He followedaround!” suddenly cried Mr Da back!”

”That's so!” agreed Mr Whitford ”They're headed for Canada, Toet over the Dominion line!”

”I'll do it!” cried To his airshi+p around in a big circle, and took after the fleeing craft The as against the sood speed, while to Tom the wind mattered not, so powerful were the propellers of the Falcon

”I think we're gaining on theine room, ca is wrong with the gas isters over five hundred pounds pressure, and that's tooup, and I haven't touched it!”

”Mr Daot to see what's wrong Hold her right on their trail”

Toenerating machine showed him that they were in dire peril In so up enor tank would blow to pieces

”What is it?” cried Ned, fro wrong”

”Are you going to give up the chase?”

”I aht Koku, tell Mr Daet this pressure down!” And Toan to work feverishly, while his shi+p rushed on through the night in danger, everyinventor would not give up, and descend to earth

CHAPTER XX

SUSPICIOUS ACTIONS

The chase was kept up, and Toister, as he labored frantically at the clogged gasas they never had before

”Are we catching the the powerful light on the s closer, but it's going to be a long chase I don't see e can't close up on 'em”