“Nothing, excepting to get back home,” put in Ned. “I’ll be glad to see Cresville again.”
So no attempt was made to capture Noddy and his chum, and they sped off across-country in their machine, running at top speed, as if they feared pursuit. Bill Berry, slightly wounded, went with them.
“Is there anything more we can do for you?” asked the captain. “If there is not we will start back to the garrison, as it is growing late.”
The professor said he thought they could dispense with the services of the troops. So, amid a chorus of good-byes, the horsemen rode away.
“Well, here we are, all together once more,” observed the professor.
“And with an addition to our party,” put in Ned, pointing to Maximina.
“That’s so; we must get her back home next,” the professor said.
“First, give me something to eat and drink,” begged Bob. “I’m almost starved.”
It was so near night that the travelers decided to make a camp. Supper was soon ready, and after it had been disposed of, the boys made a small tent out of blankets for Maximina.