g. But," he added, "I think the railroad will be more to
the northward. We passed Cracow some time ago."

"Guess you're right, after all," agreed Harry. "Take a look over to
the northward and see what you can see."

"More than likely," said Jack, preparing to shift his position
slightly, the better to observe the landscape to the northward, "it'll
be a case of the bear going over the mountain to see what he could see.
The other side of the mountain is about all we can discover. In this
darkness we can't get much of a view."

"It won't do any harm to look, anyway," ventured Harry.

Jack accordingly raised the binoculars and swept the northward section
of the country. Nothing could be seen that was of interest, and he
swung around, the better to complete his view.

"Great smokes!" he ejaculated as he peered toward the rear. "If
they're not coming after us, I'll be a Dutchman myself!"

"Who?" asked Ned eagerly. "Can you see the train?"

"Train nothing!" declared Jack. "It's those bloomin' Dutchmen from the
village! They've evidently got a supply of gasoline to replace what we
stole and are coming up like a greyhound after a rabbit. That's some
speedy plane they've got!"

"Can you see how many men are riding?" asked Ned.

"Can't make them out," replied Jack. "Suppose you look a bit. My eyes
get tired from the strain. Guess I look too hard."

"Take the levers a minute," requested Ned, "and I'll see what I can
see. Maybe they're not after us at all."

"Well, if they're not after us, they stick to the trail most remarkably
close, that's all I can say!" remarked Jack as he prepared to take
Ned's place at the pilot's position.

"I can see them now," announced Ned as he leveled the glasses at the
pursuing plane. "They are getting nearer all the while. It seems to
me I can discover three men in it, too."

"I suppose they're too far away to discover what they look like,"
suggested Harry, "I can just see the machine now myself."

"It's pretty hard to tell what they are," said Ned, "only they seem to
be pretty well protected with helmets and heavy clothes."

"Wish we were in the same comfortable condition," smiled Harry. "I'm
slightly chilly myself and hope you are the same, thank you."

"Greatly obliged," returned Ned. "You are entirely correct."

"Look here," interposed Jack, "if you fellows are sufficiently frozen,
I've got a scheme to propose. Want to hear it?"

"Slip us an earful," said Ha