The Motor Boys on the Wing
ow but that their own craft had been damaged. But, as they kept on rising, in response to the uptilted rudder, Noddy was sure they were
speed, Ned, and that will check us until we can get under
call, and now a double quantity of the li
that only the two that were ripped open by the Winner lost their vapor. The othe
descent, and when within a few hundred feet of the earth she g
r, which continued to force them earthward, and, as for some reason the main motor was not working well
oment later the Comet came to rest on the level green meadow
jar you!" exclaimed
freshness. He ought to learn how to run an aeroplane in the kin
ry firmly. "He ought to have known better than to try
and Jerry was peering upward trying to disc
re quietly than he usually spoke. "If I hadn't chall
how. Even if you did call to him he ought to have known better than to try to cross over u
the rigging that held the bag,
re's a small tear in a third one," Jerry reported. "We'll
et home?"
we're as good as ever," responded Ned. "Sa
e making a successful flight, and w
e steers clear of us after this. He needs half the upper region to navigate
not!" exclaime
etting all the gas out of the bag, and seeing to the defect in the main motor, w
oys were pretty well jolted up, but they managed to acquire enough speed to lift their craft, and once in the air
paying for the damage?" asked Ned, as he w
won't pay I'll see his father. It's time that bully
or me to c
thanks. If we all go we might get in
classifying some of the specimens he had caught that day. There were many lights in the Nix
I'll find Noddy home. He always is if there's any ea
ing. The tall lad was right in his surmise that something was going on at the Nixon h
ed, determined to make an
was the reply, and, after thinking it over Jerry conclu
morrow," he said
the same street, for Mr. Nixon owned a large piece of property adjoining his resi
ughts were not very pleasant as he recalled the da
ad. "He and Bill are probably off somewhere
ss on, when something-some impulse he could not define,-caused him to turn and adv
in there," thought Jerry.
s ears the sound of voices in cautio
rd some one say, and in a moment he
torted Noddy Nixon. "We can eas
olice?" ob
, even if they do we'll have the job done and get away before they know an
it is-but if
eemed half angry. "Most of the police
handle the machine wel
. Look what I
t it pretty fine
ellows a scare they won't s
nger. But he was not yet read
ith me on it?" asked
o. If we're caug
oo sleepy for anything like that to happen. There'll be a big surprise w
d gone inside the shed, outside of which they had evidently been
moment, uncertain what
night. I'll wait and see what sort of a ga