Nor did many of them
ever know, when Jellup reappeared on the streets after weeks of
suffering, how he had been injured. They only knew that his right
arm was gone and that he was no longer marshal.
The rain ceased with the coming of the day.
"If we don't get away pretty soon," suggested Alan, as Ned was
getting into dry clothing preparatory to tackling another of Mrs.
Buck's meals, "this thing will be getting on my nerves."
"Well," answered Ned philosophically, "there is mighty little worth
having in this world that isn't hard to get."
If all went well that day the boys hoped to be ready to make their
departure that night or the next morning. Therefore they went to
work with a vim. Both felt more comfortable when, after finding
that the gold coins had returned to their normal condition, they had
again concealed them. The propeller, rudder and aeroplane guides
were now put in place and tested.
As the engine, with a speed of 1,400 revolutions but geared down to
800, began to turn the shaft and the twelve-foot propeller began to
revolve, Ned swung his hat in the air.
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