The Sky Detectives; Or, How Jack Ralston Got His Man

he whole U.S.A.-I swan if she don't look just as fine as

displayed almost as much enthusiasm as those early discoverers did centuries back, when their disten

nce courier to the rising of the sun. Jack, looking toward the southwest could also see

ring over it," he remarked, knowing that soft coal and southern pine as used for fuel in the Fal

ent binoculars, with which they had been fitted out by the Washington authorities before start

k up the goal of their flight from Candler Field; although the smoke did

sitive newspaper reporters to be asking pertinent questions as to whence they came, what their identities might be when at home, and also concerning the object of their coming to New Orleans. Secrecy was the fo

levels; while on his part Perk skimmed the whole scene, looking for

ention to the open field, and in almost no time they

river-possibly one of the air mail carriers from a distant station, it might be many hundred miles away, fetching Uncl

force of mechanicians and hostlers, surrounded the incoming craft, paying but scant attention to the air mail, which dropped down almost at the same moment-that was

eaf did he appear after a whole night's run; "don't tumble out yet; and keep a muffler on your gab, for we

hand with two fingers extended, made a species of salute. A stout man, with a very red face, and an air of import

or us, showing he had my wire last evening. Get a move on,

k exclaimed; "'cause I'm as hungry as a wolf, an' the s

have old Perk declare the bottom of his stomach was in danger of falling out-he had m

ears catch them, and thus have a clue as to their identity; "we'll get a few of these boys to run

"duds." Before ten minutes had passed they were on their way in a taxi the gentleman friend had brought out, with Jack and their host talk

to snatch an occasional glance in their rear, looking for any signs to indicate th

the Government building-that he had been secretly advised of their coming days before receiving Jack's wire; and was ready to give them all the information possible concerning what had been learned

no hurry, and the game was of too much importance to allow lax methods. When they got good and ready they could make a

nder fictitious names. Here Perk was given the privilege of ordering just what he desired along the line of rashers of bacon and fried eggs; cornbread with syrup;

transact was of too delicate a nature to be discussed in a public place, where strange

tel where, behind closed and locked doors

entures experienced by other Secret Service men in their efforts to round up the no

es successfully carried through; but somehow when they found themselves up against Slip

fect that they were even then getting very close to a great discovery that must end in the arrest of the malefactor-a dead silence that had never been broken see

to see that neither of his interested auditors displayed the least sign of being