They learnt what had happened by the balloon bumping down on their heads with apparent intent to smother them, and in a breath the car was spinning round, and jerking furiously to and fro.

The millionaire screamed and bumped about the car, and bumped and screamed.

Tinker set his teeth, jammed the flying-machine into the teeth of the wind, switched down the planes, and tried to drive her down.

It was no use; she was whirled along like a piece of thistledown.

Then he opened the valve and let her sink.