About noon
Doubtless that must have been a season of considerable excitement in the home town ; and the names of Frank and Andy Bird were cheered to the echo by the crowds of town boys Larry and Elephant would lead around , burning red lights and firing off Roman candles purchased with money supplied by Dr. and Professor Bird , the happy fathers of the two young heroes . On the following day Chief Waller was on hand with one of his men to escort the prisoners back to the town where their latest crime had been committed . Frank had already sent the little camera box with its valuable contents , just as he had received it from Casper Blue , to the president of the bank by express , not caring to hold it any longer in his hands than was absolutely necessary . About noon , the conditions being favorable , the Bird boys sailed away amidst the cheers of half the little city , and headed directly south on a bee line for home . Fortunately enough no further adventures overtook them on their way there , and as their coming had been announced they found the whole town in an uproar , and came near being mobbed , such was the desire of every man , woman , boy and girl to have the honor of shaking hands with them . Percy was on hand too , with a thousand questions concerning the fate of his precious biplane , and bemoaning the fact that he seemed to be the most unlucky fellow who had ever attempted to bring honors to Bloomsbury . But there were precious few who sympathized with him ; and everybody knew that all he had to do was to demand that his mother advance the ready cash to buy another flier , and it was sure to be forthcoming .