Damon, and the others
labored to get the big airship in shape for the long trip to the land of
the exiles.
So anxious was Tom to get started, that he put in several nights working
on the glider. Ned occasionally came over to help him, while Mr. Damon
was on hand as often as his wife would allow. Mr. Petrofsky spent his
nights writing to friends in Russia, hoping to get some clew as to the
whereabouts of his brother.
It was on one of these nights, when Tom and Ned were laboring hard, with
Eradicate to help them that an incident occurred which worried them all
not a little. Tom was adjusting some of the new weights on the sliding
rods, and called to Ned:
"I say, old man, hand me that big monkey wrench, will you. I can't
loosen this nut with the small one. You'll find it on the bench by that
back window."
As Ned went to get the tool he looked from the casement. He started,
stood staring through the glass for a moment into the outer darkness,
and then cried out:
"Tom, we're being watched! There are some spies outside!"
"What?" exclaimed the young inventor "Where are they? Who are they?"
"I don't know. Those Russian police, maybe out front, and maybe we can
catch them!"
Grabbing up the big monkey wrench, Ned made a dash for the large sliding
doors, followed by Tom who had an iron bar, and Eradicate with a small
pair of pliers.
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