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