The other Hal carried some distance.
"Guess you'd better dispose of that guard first," he said. "He might wake
up and extinguish the fuse."
It was the work of but a moment, much as Chester hated to perform it.
Then Hal struck a light, shielding the match with his cap. He applied the
match to the fuse. Then he sprang to his feet and called to Chester:
"Run!"
CHAPTER XXVIII
FLIGHT
Both lads fled through the night knowing that their lives depended upon
it. For safety's sake it was absolutely necessary that they put as great
a distance as possible between them and the barn.
According to Hal's calculations, the spot where the aeroplane was hidden
was far enough away so that the machine would not be disabled by the
force of the explosion; and it was for this point that the lads made at
full speed.
They reached there safely; and still there had been no explosion.
"How much time did you allow, Hal?" asked Chester.
"Ten minutes, as nearly as I could judge," was the reply.
"Then we still have a few minutes, I guess. Had we better wait here until
after the blast, or shall we run out the machine and get up in the air."
"We'd better stay here," returned Hal, positively, "I don't know how much
ammunition there is in that barn.
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