“There it goes!”
“What?” asked Bob, who was approaching.
“My pocketbook! It just dropped out of my pocket.”
“Did you have much in it?”
“About a hundred and fifty dollars. I was going to pay some bills for mother after we came down.”
“Too bad! Did you see where it landed?”
“No.”
Nobody on the airship could do anything for Jerry. All were sorry over his loss.
“Maybe you’ll get it back,” said Mr. Glassford. “Did it have your name and address in it?”
“Yes. But I think it dropped in a woods. Nobody would be likely to find it there,” returned the unfortunate youth.