You toss out another bag of sand, and we'll go up."

[Illustration: The next moment Squinty felt himself lifted off the
ground.]

The next moment, before he could get out of the man's grasp if he had
wanted to, Squinty felt himself lifted off the ground. He was put down
in the bottom of the basket, which held many things, and, a second
later, Squinty, the comical pig, felt himself flying upward through the
air.

Squinty was off on a trip in a balloon.




CHAPTER X


SQUINTY AND THE SQUIRREL

Up, up, and up some more went Squinty, the comical pig. At first the
fast motion in the balloon made him a little dizzy, just as it might
make you feel queer the first time you went on a merry-go-'round.

"Uff! Uff!" grunted Squinty. He was so surprised at this sudden
adventure that, really, he did not know what to say.

"I wonder if he's afraid?" said one of the men.