The Aeroplane Boys Flight / Or, A Hydroplane Roundup

y mistake

make that

hop, and should have put it back in the toolbox belonging to the aeroplane. Th

y Bird. But with dark coming along, and home some miles away, it's p

e to leave our pet hydroplane over nigh

promised; and then we can hire the farm hand, Felix Boggs,

le wrench where it belonged! Kick me, w

ow, no boy's perfect. And I don't mind the walk home a bit. Fact is, it ou

e boss chu

ned down that plane so it can't get into trouble, if the wind should rise in the n

the night-time, Frank, even if the

s you say

ield, and walks home, it makes him feel like a dog with his

ooping again, with a few deft turns of a heavy cord, helped Andy secure t

e barns belonging to the farm, which just

ce the pair of young aviators to such readers as have not had the go

on the southern shore of Sunrise Lake, which was a magnificent body of

spots, and with numerous fine coves, afforded grand sport

Thundertop, which had a road running part way up its side. The summit was believed to be utterly inaccessible

trange fascination for them. Frank's father was one of the best known doctors in town, a man of considerable m

, Professor Bird, who had been lost while attempting a difficult balloon trip in Central

ng the air. It was a favorite expression of his "A bird by any other name would fly as high," a

d that the people of Bloomsbury were more than a little proud of seeing the name of their

and still watched their work with an envious eye. This was a boy by the name of Percy Shelley Carberry, rather a bol

t his disposal he had been able to do quite a few feats himself that might have gained him more or less fame, only

and the aviator who indulges to the slightest degree in strong drink is next door to a fool; for as he

uddenly in a pinch. He was considerable of a boaster, but could always invent a most remarkable excuse for going before the storm broke. But Percy, no coward himself, kn

e eyes never could look any one straight in the face, but shifted uneasily; and other b

wo who were close enough to be admitted freely to the workshop on the grounds of Fr

not shake the name. His full name was Fenimore Cooper Small, and as a rule he had always been rather timid. But Elephant was

with their hydroplane, when they met with an accident when attempting to land on the Quacken

edied on the spot in time to allow them to get back home easily, only for the unfortunate fact that just when they needed a monke

d Frank, as they approached the large outbuildings co

e your father brought his little boy around when everybody thought he didn't have a single chance to get

y fall of the streams of milk passing into the buckets as the farm

the upper currents was very cold these days, and secured to this were goggles to protect the eyes, so that they would not water and dim the vision of the aviator at just a critical instant when they needed clear sight. Then they also

tation. The fact is, we had a little trouble with our aeroplane, and landed in your field. How much rent will you charge

knew it as well as anything. He laughed as he came around ou

last week. It told how they had their faces hid back of red handkerchiefs, just like they always do out West, you know. And first thing I sighted you two, my heart nigh about jumped up in my mought, because I thought them yeggs had dropped

eep an eye on it tonight. Of course, there isn't one chance in a thousand that anything'd happen to injure it; but the

ant to take a look at that contraption myself. I've seen you boys sailing around more'n a little, but never got close up to

eartily for his kindness they passed out of the barn. Felix considered this an event in the tame routine of far

wanted him to do, and he promised not to meddle with an

their prized possession in good shape, when Andy uttered

who had been talking with Felix, and w

e, and see what's stopped o

nce, as if the people in it had sighted our aeroplane sprawled out there in the

ead. Did you ever hear of such tough luck? Of all the boys in Bloomsbury they are the last we'd want to know that we'd left our new hydroplane out, unguarded, all night, in an open field. Guess