“You Americans can do anything.”
Our host accompanied us back to the airship where there was still the same wondering crowd. The two watchmen were busy keeping the little lads away from the machine. They helped Mike arrange the starting rail, and Mike and I took our seats.
Our guards cleared the way. Mike started the motor, and shouted “Good-bye.”
“Bye-bye,” shouted the crowd, in the heartiest way.
“Come back again,” shouted our host.
At this a little boy piped up, to the amusement of us all:
“Fly away Jack, fly away Jill;
Come back Jack, come back Jill.”
Amid cheers we arose lightly from the earth, and were soon speeding once more up the Clare coast towards Galway. We left Kilkee at 9:00 o’clock.