Part 9 (1/2)

”All right,” assented Too up,” he concluded, in a low tone

CHAPTER VIII

ANDY FOGER'S REVENGE

During the folloeek, Tom was kept busy over the airshi+p He es, and one of these was to use a new kind of gas in the balloon bag He wanted a gas with a greater lifting power than that of the ordinary illu vapor which Mr Fenwick had used

”Well,” remarked Tom, as he caive it a try-out, Mr Fenwick, in a few days et so Mr Damon with me, and ill see what the WHIZZER can do”

”Do you ht?”

”Yes”

”For how long a distance?”

”It all depends on how she behaves,” answered Toht”

”Then I'll tell you what I' to put aboard a stock of provisions, and some other supplies and stores, in case we are two or three days in the air”

”It h I hardly think ill be gone as long as that”

”Well, being out in the air alwaysto take plenty of food along”

The time was to come, and that very soon, when this decision of the inventor of the WHIZZER stood the adventurers in good stead

Tom returned to Shopton the next day, and sent word to have Mr

Dao back to the Quaker City two days later

”But why don't you start right back to Philadelphia to-morrow,”

asked Mr Swift of his son

”Because,” answered Toh had any one seen hi a certain note a fewhim on his arrival from the Quaker City, they would not have wondered at his decision

The note was brief It merely said:

”Won't you come, and have soirls are anxious to ned: Mary Nestor

”I think I could enjoy so gotten ready the few special appliances he wished to take back to Philadelphia with hi, to call on Miss Nestor True to her pro plate full of apple turnovers, which she gaily offered our hero on his arrival, and, on his laughing declination to partake of so :