e manifest, finally reaching such a condition that he felt it would ease

e quickly adjusted his own, and then proceeded to advise Jack as to what he wished to do. Since these useful adjuncts of the pilot's outfit were so a

n insect's been tailing us right along,

for twice now I've changed our course, once into the west, and again

me; and say, wha

hing," came the

on our tail, do y

e a notion to change their course, not once but twice running," comm

d a steady going night run, with never a reason for anything gripping them by way of excitement; "ev'ry little movement of that Ryan two-seater's got a meanin' of its

starting to figure it out just when you barged in

id you make out of that stiff yarn

but I don't question anythin

he must have been hunting for someth

es

nd, either," continued

that fact, and he ought to k

t some sorter idea what the game m

iled to carry away the thing he was loo

'm all worked up

search happened at that very time to be safe and snug in the i

look into his pal's face, there being just enough light r

rning from Headquarters-somehow 'r other some of the gang had wind of your gettin' it, and they guessed it'd be kept safe under lock and key in y

notion, Perk; unless I miss my g

that he did not feel very happy

cky crowd know you'n me are on this case-that even right now we're startin

the smartest all-round dopester known in all the land, I anticipated that he'd have means for finding out that fact long ago-that there

tinued the puzzled Perk, who ofttimes found the actions of his cool part

was all Jack

ot, as if an illuminating idea had suddenly fl

t?" demanded the

uld turn out to be the critter who broke into

ity we didn't get a good look at the gentleman before he hid his face behind that helme

and anger combined; but he managed to say, with a select fe

hen we meet him again-I'd put a bit of lead through his arm that'd keep him out of the scrap

his running mate; for Perk had a reputation as a pistol shot sec

om the way he glanced back again and again it looked as though Perk meant

anything in their rear; but just the same, Perk, with the vision of an air-minded individual, could re

rcles round us, if so be he wanted to. Shucks! what's left to us I want to know; an' just what does he 'spect to accomplish with all this

; to almost immediately withdraw a very decent looking sporting repeating rifle, evidently his working tool whenever he felt dispose

a nose dive, and see if that will upset his calculations; f

his breath away; for where the pursuing Ryan ship loomed up as a shadowy form, vivid splashes, as of fire, were coming in quick succession-he could even imagine he heard the pulsating staccato reports following each othe