"Bless my chimney, but
it's the greatest invention in the world! Yes, it is! Don't tell
me it 'isn't!"
And no one did.
Passing the Nestor home, the saddened occupants of which were
unaware of the passage, Tom sent the Air Scout about in a circle,
intending to proceed to the hangar. And then, some whim, perhaps,
caused him to guide Silent Sam out toward the lonely hut. Mr.
Damon and Mr. Tenrill seemed perfectly content to sail on and on
indefinitely in the moonlight. Tom thought he would take them
over a lonely neighborhood, and then bring them back.
In a little while the craft was directly over the stretch of
country where the aeroplane accident bad occurred, and where Tom
and Jackson had found the deserted hut.
Rather idly Tom looked down, wondering if the Secret Service
men were on the watch and if they had discovered anything.
Suddenly Tom was aware of an automobile moving along the field
path toward the cabin. There were two men in the car, both on
the front seat, and as Tom looked down the brilliant moonlight
showed him the figure of another man, behind, and huddled in the
tonneau of the car.
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