“How do you know?”
“I bet it is!”
“Do you think he’s comin’ here?”
Questions and exclamations such as these came in rapid succession following the announcement from Hal that the object flying toward them high in the air was Johnson Miles’ new airship. It was approaching rapidly and seemed to be headed right for the top of Flathead.
“Maybe he knows we’re here.”
Pickles made the suggestion, and nobody seemed disposed to take it as a joke. However Hal replied:
“I don’t believe he does. How could he, unless somebody found one of our arrows? We didn’t see anybody pick any of ’em up.”
“Maybe he’s just hunting for us,” suggested Fes.
“It’s more likely he’s just taking his first flight,” said Hal. “I’d feel more hopeful if I knew that was true.”
“So would I,” said Byron. “He’d probably fly up here the first place. If he’s hunting for us, he won’t come here at all unless he knows we’re here.”