explosion, and a shower of fine ashes sifted over the airship, and on Koku and his living burdens.
"This is the worst ever!" gasped Tom. "But I've got some dandy pictures, if we ever get away from here alive to develope them."
"Hurry, Koku! Hurry!" begged Mr. Nestor.
"Bless my shoe laces!" yelled Mr. Damon, who was fairly jumping up and down on the deck of the Flyer. "I'll never go near a volcano again!"
Once more the ground shook and trembled, as the earthquake rent it. Several cracks appeared in Koku's path, but he leaped over them with tremendous energy. A moment later he had thrust Tom and Ned over the rail, to the deck, and leaped aboard himself.
"Let her go!" cried Tom. "I'll do the rest of my moving picture work, around volcanoes and earthquakes, from up in the air!"
The Flyer shot upward, and scarcely a moment too soon, for, an instant after she left the ground, the stream of hot, burning and bubbling lava rolled beneath her, and those on board could feel the heat of it ascending.
"Say, I'm glad we got out of that when we did," gasped Ned, as he looked down. "You're all right, Koku."
"That no trouble," replied the giant with a cheerful grin. "Me carry four fellows like you,"
