“Well, we shall see. You may be induced to change your mind. Make no rash announcements!”
“Oh, for a moment of liberty,” muttered Frank, gnashing his teeth. “I would pluck that rascal’s wings for him.”
“I wish you had it, Frank,” said Nicodemus; “is there no way we can turn the tables upon them?”
“We can only wait and hope,” said Frank.
Barney was raving and raging furiously.
“It’s the stupid work of that naygur,” he cried angrily. “Shure av they’ve finished him it’s small loss, afther givin’ us roight inter the hands av the inemy, bad cess to him!”
Meanwhile the gold seekers had overrun the air-ship.
There was no part of it to which they did not penetrate. Everything on board was subject to scrutiny.
No move was made, however, to change the position of the air-ship until daylight came.
Then Dooley and several of his companions undertook to make an examination of the electrical machinery.