"So would I," agreed Herc, "and maybe we will. At any rate, that sloop should be easy to identify."
"Yes. We'll keep a bright lookout, and perhaps before long we may have something tangible to work on."
That time was to come sooner than they expected.
[CHAPTER XVI.]
THE SETTING OF A TRAP.
"I've just received a telegram that a freight wreck has tied up our new motors and spare aeroplane parts at Bartonville," said Lieutenant De Frees, one afternoon a few days after Ned's adventures with the pontoon-fitted aeroplane.
"Most annoying," responded the ensign with whom he was talking. "We need them in a hurry, too."
"That's so. I guess I'll have to send a couple of men after them. There is a big auto truck at Bartonville. I remember it, because it brought out some stuff for us before. It can easily carry the delayed parts. Strong and Taylor have been working pretty hard lately. I guess a little trip will do them good. I'll send them. At any rate, I'll know I can depend upon them."