"You mean to say that the Hawk has been taken away so soon?"
"Vell, she don'd vas oxactly daken. You see, der bard vat I hat has gone pack on me und he skyhooted off mit der Hawk, leafing me behindt."
"When was this?" asked the girl, excitedly.
"Schust a leedle vile ago. Ter Hawk only schust got oudt oof sight. Couldn't you see it? Oof you hat looked oop you vould sure haf seen der air ship."
"Oh," cried the girl, tearfully, "then I'm too late! And I tried so hard to get here. I hadn't any money, you see, and I had to walk."
"How far haf you valked?"
"All the way from Lake Station."
"Ach, chimineddy! Dot vas too pad, I bed you. Who you vas? I haf fife tollars, und you can haf dot."
Carl pulled the crumpled bill out of his pocket and tried to push it into the girl's hand. But she would not take it.
"No, no," said she. "My name is Helen Brady, and I——"