FAIRY RING.

Evening Post, Volume CXII, Issue 4, 4 July 1931, Page 18

FAIRY RING.

CHAPTER IV

THE jolting of the car on the roughly metalled road had tin.' effect of bringing the boys bad; | to consciousness. Though both had been knocked scnsoless in the crash of the Moth, neither was seriously hurt. The car, they saw, was being driven by the pilot. They were in between His Highness and the Italian, Fasco. "Ha!— And so the young cubs have gained their sonses," said the former. "Perhaps they will now explain their using of our aeroplane. In any case, my friends, you aren't leaving the camp —not until it suits'us to lot you go." Neither of the boys spoke a word. Both mutually agreed that it was safest to remain silent. The car had slowed down owing o the roughness of the road; the pilot spoke over his shoulder. "You see what happened through you not minding your own business," he sneered viciously. "You've only yourselves to blame. I warned you to keep away." By this time the car had reached the Public Works camp. It was deserted. The workmen were engaged on the road some quarter of a mile up the ridge. "And what aro we going to do with these young swine?" His Highness asked, as they all got out of the ear. "How about letting them go, Highness?" suggested Fasco. "I don't think they know anything." "Shut up!" hissed, the foreigner savagely. "That's what: I'd like to be sure of before I do anything rash." He stared moodily at the ground for awhile. Then, "We'll lock them up for the time being in one of the empty shacks. Fasco, keep a good watch on them. Bring them food yourself. Don't let the woi-krnen know. anything about them. Curse you interfering kids, you 'ye busted up Max's 'plane. . ." He swung round to the pilot. "Max, you'll have to stick about here for a few days while I'm absent. You can help' Fasco with the dispatches for ZR." "And now," he concluded, "Fasco, I'll explain the codes, etc., to you. Max (he pointed to a small wooden shed close to tho road), lock these two