“It is a success!” both cried as Gran’pa brought the boat back to the starting point. When they settled to the ground, Gran’ma ran into the house and came out with Gran’pa’s coat and hat. She had put on her best bonnet and shawl. She had Janey’s and Johnny’s coats and several sweaters with her. Gran’ma had prepared a large basket of food while Gran’pa had been working on the boat, so she told Gran’pa to get this while she filled a jar with water. “If we find them, the dears will be hungry and thirsty,” Gran’ma said, “and it is such a beautiful evening we might as well start now.” “You are right!” Gran’pa exclaimed. “We will start immediately!” Eddie had remained at home to eat his supper when Gran’pa went for the boat, and now he came running over just in time to see the Flying Boat rise from the ground and go sailing over the fences and trees. “I’ll take care of your place until you come back!” he yelled. And Gran’pa and Gran’ma, increasing the speed of the Flying Boat, were soon only a speck in the sky. When they had reached a great altitude, Gran’pa twisted the spool marked “Direction taken by the children” and the Flying Boat swooped down towards the earth until it was on a plane with the course taken by Janey and Johnny; then, as Gran’pa twisted the “Speed” spool, the Flying Boat whizzed through the air so fast that the wind screamed as it rushed in and out of the chinks in the wing boards. Gran’pa and Gran’ma saw the sun rise as they flew over the horizon. The side of the earth away from the sun was in darkness, so that when they flew higher it took on the appearance of a half moon. [Illustration] Gran’pa looked at his watch and said it was ten-thirty. “You take a wink of sleep, Gran’ma,” he said. “I’ll keep watch!” So Gran’ma rolled up in the blankets she had placed in the boat and was soon fast asleep. Gran’pa awakened her in about an hour to look at the Moon, which they were approaching at great speed. “They must have gone to the Moon!” Gran’ma cried. “No, they must have changed their course!” she added after a moment as the Flying Boat, following the course taken by the children, made the circuit of the Moon. But the Flying Boat soon flew directly at the Moon and the old folks knew the children must have made a landing there. [Illustration] In fact, the Flying Boat soon landed near the Flying Machine that Johnny had made. “Here we are!” Gran’pa cried, as he helped Gran’ma from the Flying Boat. “See where they have been sitting in the grass!” And Gran’ma and Gran’pa followed the children’s path in the grass until they came to the spring. There they saw the signs of Johnny’s fight. “It looks as though a struggle had taken place here!” cried Gran’pa. “Oh! Maybe wild beasts have eaten them up!” cried Gran’ma. “No! There are no signs of wild beasts!” Gran’pa replied. “We should see their torn clothes about if that were the case! See, their trail leads off this way!”