“Parafined canvas, too. See the wooden braces at each end? Why, Bob, this is a piece of an airship!”

CHAPTER XXIII

THE LOST AVIATOR

“A piece of an airship!” repeated Bob excitedly. “Ours?”

“The Dart, yes. The piece here is discolored and looks old, but a day’s knocking around with this Indian here would do that.”

“Then you figure out that he has discovered the Dart and utilized what he fancied about it to make a game bag, and this is it?”

“That is my guess.”

“Mine, too,” declared Bob. “If that is true, Ben, then the Indian must know the spot where the Dart is.”

“Undoubtedly.”

“Let’s find out. Hey, hi, hello, guide, my friend Powhattan! This way, old fellow!”