Part 10 (2/2)
”Oh, it was fun,” said Jack hastily, embarrassed by the other's praise ”Co”
The others proved to be engaged in spraying the last of the che and beating out the last of the fire As the light died out, Bob fuar and the electric lights sprang on
”Whoever did this made a hurried job of it,” said he ”I wonder----”
”What?” asked Jack
”Oh, I was just wondering why the job was left unco was the blaze when you saw it?”
”Nothin' ood-natured face shi+ning through a fog of pipe suess So I got up to smoke a pipe an' stroll around outside the station a bit, to see if I couldn't get myself sleepy My room's back o' the power house, ye know Well, as I coer than a flashlight But it was 2 o'clock in the mornin' an' I knew none o' you could be there So I thinks either that's fire or some rascal, an' telephoned you, then hustled over here”
”That's it,” said Bob ”That explains it I ondering hoever set this fire didn't make a more complete job of it, but I see now
You probably scared hiht a heard e”
”Well,” said Frank, ”let's push the bus inside She's not s, but we don't want to leave it out here all night”
All lent a hand, and then as he started to swing shut the doors Bob exaave an exclaustedly ”I ht”
This time, he fastened the lock, and then fell in with his comrades and the party started for their homes
”Whoever did that wasn't far away,” Captain Folsoht have gotten soine, of course, as I said to Mr Haer friends set the fire When they discovered your airplane in their neighborhood, they feared it would interfere with their plans and decided to get rid of it”
”Well, they got rid of it, all right,” said Bob, ”for to-night, anyhow, as well as for solooh the voice of Old Davey, an incorrigible conversationalist, floated back to them from where he led the ith Toed, the pair waited for thehts”
”I say,” said Jack suddenly, to his companions as Too over to the radio station, just for luck, and listen in on the ether to see whether we can pick up the interference on the 1,375-et some of those dots and dashes, too, of which Captain Folsom spoke It's only a step or two out of our way”
Bob yawned sleepily but stumbled ahead for the station, without a word, and Frank fell in with hi Captain Folsom to proceed with his chums
When the others arrived, the door of the station's transhts were turned on, and Jack already was seated at the instru the receivers to his ears while he manipulated the tuner
Bob slumped down on the outside step, and Frank took a seat beside hie to their airplane was felt keenly by both Captain Folsolance at them, entered the station
”Put on that headpiece,” said Jack, e,” he cried, a moment later
CHAPTER X
A NIGHT EXPEDITION