Andy Foger!"

Tom turned around to look into the dark yard surrounding the shed. He
was anxious to hear the approach of his two allies, but there was no
sound of their footsteps.

As be turned back to watch the man he could not repress a cry of alarm,
for what the intruder had drawn from his pocket was a small hatchet, and
he was advancing with it toward the Humming-Bird!

"He's going to destroy my aeroplane!" gasped Tom, and he raised his
revolver to fire.

He did not intend to shoot at the man, but only to fire to scare him,
and thus hasten the coming of Mr. Jackson and the colored man. But there
was no need of this, for an instant later the two came running up
silently, Eradicate with a big club.

"Whar am he?" he asked in a hoarse whisper. "Let me git at him, Massa
Tom!"

"Hush!" exclaimed the young inventor. "We have no time to lose! He's in
there, getting ready to chop my aeroplane to bits! Go to the back door,
Rad, and if he tries to come out don't let him get away."

"I won't!" declared the colored man emphatically, and he shook his club
suggestively.

"Come on! We'll go in the front door," whispered Tom to the engineer. "I
have the key. We'll catch him red-handed, and hand him over to the