"Mr. Alden," he asked quite excitedly, "where did you take that
slide?"





CHAPTER XVIII

ON DESERT ISLAND


The young aviator might well ask the question he put to the moving
picture man, for the negative in Dave's hand showed plainly the face
and figure of Jerry Dawson.

There could be no mistake. The boy who had run away with the
Drifter had features strongly marked and not readily forgotten. The
picture had been taken in the open street. Jerry was standing there
talking to a Chinaman.

"Some scene you know, Dashaway?" asked Mr. Alden.

"No, somebody I know--and am very anxious to find," replied Dave.

"So? Let me have a look at it."

Dave handed the plate to the moving picture man, who slanted it
against the light and nodded intelligently.