The projectile ceased to
fall, and once more was hurled onward.
"That's the stuff!" cried Jack, as he noted the needle of the
indicator moving around, showing that they were again headed for
Mars.
Once more they were shooting through the ether. The wonderful
motor worked even better with the new plates, and Mr. Roumann
said they had increased their speed about twenty-five percent.
"So we will soon make up for what we lost," he added.
They were all tired that night, for the work of making the
repairs had not been easy, and Andy had gone over the whole
projectile many times, looking for the hidden insane man.
"I don't believe he can be here," was Mr. Henderson's opinion.
"He certainly is," declared Mr. Roumann, "and we shall have more
trouble from him."
"I hope not," ventured Professor Henderson.
It was on the second day after the accident, when the Annihilator
was speeding along, that Jack and Mark, who were in the pilot
house with Mr. Roumann, noticed a peculiar trembling of one of
the needles on a dial designed to indicate the nearness of
heavenly bodies.
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