Price direct or through any of his agents I may find."

The machine was brought safely to her old moorings within an hour.
Dave, after landing on Desert Island, at once rowed over to the
mainland. Hiram was full of curiosity when he returned.

"It's all right," Dave explained. "I was lucky enough to meet Mr.
Price himself. He and his men had already acted on the clew that
picture of Jerry and the Chinaman gave us. The old factory yard
where the rockets were sent up will be under watch before the night
is over, and Mr. Price is going to Brantford on a special boat."

"Then the crowd who stole the Drifter are as good as caught!"
exclaimed Hiram hopefully.

"Hardly," replied Dave. "Mr. Price has advised me to get the
Monarch II over to the Canadian side of the lake to night!"

"Which you are going to do, Dave?"

"Right away."

Dave, while in Anseton, had made some necessary inquiries as to the
location of Brantford. He had also got a very good idea of Big
Moose Woods. His arrangements with the revenue officer had been
precise. He was aware that their only chance of getting near to the
missing airship was to make new headquarters somewhere in the
vicinity of Brantford, just as they had on Desert Island.

The darkness was fading in the east when Dave selected a plateau on