Part 29 (1/2)

”The light, Ned, the light!” cried Tom

His chum flashed the powerful bea was visible

”Try down below,” suggested Mr Whitford

Ned sent the bealare, they saw a youth speeding along on a rabbed up the binoculars and focussed theer!” he cried

CHAPTER XXIII

NED IS MISSING

There was a period of silence, following Tolass s in the floor of the airshi+p, and through these they all gazed at the youth on the lasses, was able to er!” cried Mr Da to try to catch hiested Koku

”What do you suppose he's up to, To at this hour of thein the wind”

”Get a ht be able to use that”

”I hardly think it would be worth while,” decided To criminal, as far as we know Of course I think he is capable of it, but that's a different thing He may be out only on a pleasure jaunt, and he could stop us fro the pictures, if we took thereed Mr Period ”Don't run any risks of a lawsuit

It takes up too much of my time Never mind the pictures”

”Just capture hiested Mr

Da”

”Well, he's aware of the fact that we're watching him, at all events!” exclailare of the light, glanced up They could see hi at him, and, a second later, the Shopton bully steered histrees were so thick that he could not be ht

”He's gone!” gasped Ned

”Afraid I guess,” added Mr Da Well, what are we going to do?”

”Nothing, that I can see,” spoke Mr Whitford ”We can only go back to our caerwe have yet to prove However, we can't do anything now”