Had they possessed the time, the young folks would have been glad to
tell the curious firemen something about their aeroplanes. But it was
well into the afternoon, and if they intended to keep up their itinerary
it was necessary for them to be hurrying on. A short time after the
blaze had been declared "out" the aeroplanes once more soared aloft,
and the auto chugged off in the direction of Meadville.
The afternoon sun shone sparklingly on the trees and fields below, all
freshened by the downpour of the early afternoon. The spirits of all
rose as did their machines as they raced along. Before leaving the
Hutchings farm the old man had been so moved to generosity by the novel
manner in which his farm had been saved from destruction that he had
offered to give back $2.50 of the $5 he had demanded for the rent of his
field. Of course they had not taken it, but the evident anguish with
which the offer was made afforded much amusement to the young aviators
as they soared along.
In Peggy's machine the talk between herself and Jess was of the strange
finding of The Wren, and of the child's curious ways.
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