Part 5 (1/2)

So Toh he did not believe the red-haired lad's denial, there was no way in which he could prove to the contrary

”If he didn't take the plans, who did?”inventor turned away after cross-questioning Andy, the bully called out:

”You'll never win that ten thousand dollars!”

”What do you know about that?” demanded Toer and better aeroplanes in that meet than you can make, and you'll never win the prize”

”I suppose you heard about the affair by sneaking around under our s, and listening,” said Tom

”Never mind how I know it, but I do,” retorted the bully

”Well, I'll tell you one thing,” said Toain it won't be healthy for you Look out for live wires, if you try to do the listening act anyTom turned away

”What do you suppose he means, Andy?” asked Pete Bailey, one of Andy's cronies

”Itaround his place,” declared Sao up there I'hed uneasily

Tom heard what they said, and in the next few days hesorounds where they would show best But the wires carried no current, and were only displayed to impress a sense of fear on Andy and his cronies, which purpose they served well

But it was like locking the stable door after the horse had been stolen, for with all the precautions he could take Toet back his plans, and he spentthem They see inventor decided there was nothing else to do but to dra ones

He set to work on them, and in theplans He sought this information by stealth, and was aided by his chuhtest trace or clue was discovered

Chapter Five

Building the Sky Racer

”What will you do, if, after you have your little et ready to race, you find that some one else has one exactly like it at the meet?” asked Ned Newton one day, when he and Tos over ”What will you do, Too on to the meet, of course, and trust to soht out, and to what I know about aeroplanes, to help me win the race I'll know, too, who stole my plans”

”But it will be too late, then”

”Yes, too late, perhaps, to stop thes, but not too late to punish thereat mystery, and I'll be on the anxious seat all the while But it can't be helped”

”When are you going to start work on the sky racer?”