Part 8 (2/2)
”Are you sure of that?”
”Well, not absolutely sure,” replied Toeneral rumor that he's out of town”
”Well, old General Rumor is sometimes a person not to be relied upon,”
rerimly ”Now this is the way I size it up: Of course, all I know officially is that Andy Foger has sent in an entry for the big race for the ten-thousand-dollar prize which is offered by the Eagle Park Aviation association I'ements committee, and so I know I also know that you and several others are going to try for the prize That's all I am absolutely sure of
”Nohen you tellplans, and you conclude that Andy is doing soo a step farther I don't believe he's out of town at all”
”Why not?” exclaiht in his own backyard, where, you tell me, he once made a craft in which he tried to beat you out in the trip to Alaska, when you think of that, doesn't it see in which to make his new craft?”
”Yes, it does,” admitted Tom slowly, ”but then everybody says he's out of town”
”Well, what everybody says is generally not So I think you'll find that Andy is keeping hi secretly in his shop, building a machine hich to beat you”
”Do you, really?”
”I certainly do Have you been around his place lately?”
”No I've been too busy; and then I never have much to do with hiet a look inside that shop
Youthat will surprise you If you find that Andy is infringing on your patented ideas, you can stop hiot this model patented, I take it?”
”Oh, yes I didn't have at the time the plans were stolen, but I've patented it since I could get at him that way”
”Then take my advice, and do it Get a look inside that shed, and you'll find Andy working secretly there, no matter if his cronies do think he's out of town”
”I believe I will,” agreed Tom, and somehow he felt better now that he had decided on a plan of action He and the balloonist talked over at so inventor recalled the time when he and Ned Newton had endeavored to look into Andy's shed, with somewhat disastrous results to themselves; but Tom knew that theto take it
”Well, now that's settled,” said Mr Sharp, ”tell me more about yourself and your aeroplane My! To think that the Red Cloud was destroyed! That was a fine craft”
”Indeed she was,” agreed To to make another on similar lines, so Bird”