“He’s just left,” answered Mr. Snodgrass.
“Gone ballooning,” added Ned. “Out to the Danforth meet and that’s just outside of New York. We’ll never catch him, now.”
“Yes, we will!” cried Jerry suddenly.
“How?”
“In our motor-ship Comet!” exclaimed the tall lad. “We’ll fix that up, and get right on the trail of Mr. Jackson again. Come on, Ned. Back tracks for Cresville, and then for another voyage through the air!”
[CHAPTER IX]
GETTING EVEN
Little time was lost starting back for Cresville. The boys hoped to be at home that night, and planned to at once start at work remodelling their airship.
“And then we’ll go to Danforth,” decided Jerry.