“Those fellows got it!” declared Jim Nestor. “They got ahead of us after all, and they’ve taken it!”
“It looks so,” agreed Ned. “What had we better do?”
“Take after ’em right away!” declared Harvey Brill.
“That’s right!” agreed Bob. “We’ll have dinner, and start the chase.”
“Yes, be sure and have dinner first,” remarked Jerry, half sarcastically. He was bitterly disappointed over the failure of their expedition. So were the others, as their faces showed.
“We ought to be able to catch up to ’em in the airship,” was Mr. Brill’s remark.
“But we can’t tell how long ago they were here,” said Jim Nestor. “It’s been some time since you hid the gold—isn’t it, Harvey?”
“Yes, some time.”
“Well, the only thing to do is to start, I suppose,” said Jerry, wearily.