There is every reason why he should sell it.

Can this unknown be already some dangerous criminal who, thanks to his machine, hopes to defy all pursuit ?" My chief then went on to explain that it had been decided to employ other means in search of the inventor.

It was possible after all that he had perished with his machine in some dangerous maneuver.

If so, the ruined vehicle might prove almost as valuable and instructive to the mechanical world as the man himself.

But since the accident to the schooner "Markel" on Lake Kirdall, no news of him whatever had reached the police.
On this point Mr.Ward did not attempt to hide his disappointment and his anxiety.