beneath the airship reached his ears. "T

exclamation. "He's not in the aeropla

oard when we star

y. "I was busy stowing things out of our way

ave excitedly. "Where can he have gone? Do

ed getting aboard and is with those fello

you, Dave," requested Harry. "Perhaps I can s

tter view of the field they had so recently occupied another shot rang out from belo

e distinctly heard at a great altitude. In fact, sounds may be distinguished clearly at a much greater distance in a vertical than

voice amongst the c

ve, earnestly scanning the vacant spac

get a signal from him," suggested Harry

olplaning and see if we can't get closer to

ave. "Those fellows are in earnest, I

wer. "When you're ready, just yell your he

ut now," stated Harry,

levers in such a way as to practically che

of his voice, making a trumpet of his h

e voice of their chum proceeding from a

, although the boys thought they coul

greatly surprised

ng onto a truss rod and can stay here for q

ered Ned, reaching again for the levers.

ered Jack bravely, "but I'd just as s

quickly carried the entire party to a distance well out of rifle range from the par

the eminence toward which they were running. "We ought to be

sses toward the spot

y. "I can see a lot of helmets there that

ldiers under the he

hose uniforms they are wearing blend so closely with the natural colors of the landscape

in Dave with a grim

said. "Keep your eyes open, and if there a

approaching. With the glasses in position he scanned every

he glasses. "We're in a nice mess with Jack hanging under this

ed Dave, at a loss to

rry. "I'm the lightest of the party, so

" questioned Ned chidi

e simply got to get him. We can't land anywhere hereabouts, and b

it?" asked Dave

replied Harry, reaching into one of the lock

the fuselage to get

ngineering the deal. You'll have to do a whole lot of pulling and hauling, and you'll h

won't be able to see where you are, because you'll be on t

e side I'll go along the framework, of course. You'll be on the opposite side to balance. Then when you see th

the work. "And when I feel the machine tip away from me I'll go ou

o that we can get a purchase and pull it to Jack. I can't reach that far, and Jack probab

w we can fix that

consider any suggestions and act upon them if

and by crawling under the machine I can reach Jack all right and pass the loop about his body. Then you can haul in slack bit by bit as he crawls along the truss

f the suggestion. "But," he went on, "I thin

d considerable work with my arms, and besides that I am pretty well developed about the arms and shoulders. I don't want to discredit your ability, but I'm

you and is perhaps stronger. This is a job that requires all the muscle possible, so I th

e very much disliked to permit anyone but hi

his own body. The other he took in his teeth. In another moment he was over the side of the car, while Harry did

ion and knew that Dave had succeeded in reaching the level of the

the ear anxiously waited. Harry's patience

ack, Dave? Is he

d he's all right,

y?" was Harry'

dy to make the climb. Stand by the line

to haul in very slowly, in order that he might not trip his chum and cause a disaster. In a few moments that

balance the unusual side strain. He relaxed his vigilance not o

tumbled over the side of the car to a posi

?" queried Harry w

his fingers to restore the circulation that had been somewhat impeded because of the ten

lared Harry. "I'd al

vers a touch to bring the Eagle clear of som

easily, and I think I see the camp where your comrade is locate

ky and nervy thing t

ll right here, and if you'll pass that line down I'll try to manag

uld do it?" cried Ha

ed Ned, "we can't a

was certainly not lacking in danger to all parties, they were not daunted. They had determi

amp?" asked Ned, again handing the glasse

inoculars. "He's walking out toward the edge of the hill toward t

it?" determinedl

whine of the motors breaking the stillness. The Eagle was workin

ackened the speed of the motors. Dave da

. The Eagle rose sudde