The Boy Aviators' Treasure Quest; Or, The Golden Galleon

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elling volume of sound as a t

ose boys

uld sa

see tha

ught they wer

at sky-clipper

rth, swept earthward, bearing her two young occupants downward in a long graceful glide, and landing them at t

young aviator at the helm of the beautiful craft applied his brakes, threw out the spark and cut

crowded field. From the long rows of autos, parked at the edge of the field and crowd

Plains Cup-the contest for which was to take place in a week's time-entered the shed and, making their way to a screened-off room in the corner, shed their leather coats and wool

New York city. For several days they, and several others who had announced their intention of competing for the coveted Hempstead Plains Cup,

nuggled closely up to them in which the machinists, and others employed on them, made their temporary homes. Some were elaborate structures of galvanized iron, carefully fireproofed and covered with notices warning aga

uther Barr's yacht, which they had acquired in a surprising manner, they had brought the ivory back to America and saved Mr. Beasley, the father of their chum, Lathrop Beasley, from financial ruin. After a short rest, they had announced that they would c

Aviators in Nicaragua; or, Leagued With The Insurgents." The Golden Eagle II was the same craft in which, besides their African adventures, they had accomplished t

e seated. The two lads, as they leaned against the side of the car and chatted, made a pleasant picture of vigorous, adventurous youth. The eldest, Frank, was a little over six

held its own bit of interest. As they watched, another 'plane soared into view, black as a crow against the evening sky; it

achine was trundled into its shed-a pretentious aff

, "but it's a dandy flyer. In fact it'

y 'a mystery,' Fran

earned it the name of The Buzzard and it can glide like one too, but

d in Harry. "Several enthusiasts who have watched the

ch a craft cost?"

ace, of course, it will give the mysterious manufacturer a tremendous prestige. But I think at that," he

hole course this after

ed Frank; "if she makes a like performance on the day

her. "There's many a slip 'twixt the cup an

bashed, "it doesn't do to be overconfident. Ther

is t

ff' at the Harrow

by 'take off'?" in

d the boy. "You see the rules of the race are that we fly from here to the Harrowbrook Club-a distance of twenty miles, al

e will be difficulty in starting back f

ce there will be a lot of 'planes all on the ground at the same time, and it's going

e careful," caut

her. "If I thought there was any serious ris

drome that night, on the two camp cots they had provided for such emergencies. They intended to get a

sed for the night, they encountered Armand Malvoise, the French driver of the mysterious Buzzard. He was

ght this evening," c

"I shall make a better one on the day

st a look-in," laughe

have flown at Rheims and Vienna and in the so

y off the trophy, but if the best flyer wins I sh

e France floating over my aerodrome

ward the village, where he usually remained gossiping in the hotel and c

caged lion, dot feller!" came a s

ut was entered in the Hempstead Cup race as the flyer of a monoplane of his own design; and which, on account of its peculiar appearance,

n went on, between puffs at an enormous pipe with a china bowl

ink so?" a

afraid dat some of der principles I have worked oud in her iss all

ood flying in the Grass

edle ship, bud she vont

have been meaning

nch

ean-'warn us'

er Buzzard will make a lot of money already if der Buzzard wins der cup. If she does not-abend, dey lose. Yah, d

tered their shed. It was filled with the appetizing odor of frying steak. On the top of the blue flame stove in a screened-o

rked Harry sniffing

faithful old Schultz, who had fallen heir to a large sum of money in Germa

" replied Le Blanc, vigorously sh

ot of time down there

" put in Harry; "we don't want everybod

her, "I'll speak to him about

an otherwise, and you may be sure that the "dinner set" off which they ate did not engross a fraction of their attention. The meal disposed of, Le Blanc and the boys fixed up the folding camp cots and spread

y among the various aerodromes. They paused in front of the one in which the boys were asleep. Had the lads been onlookers they

your nerve?" sai

the reply. "The eldest one undertakes to cal

ack at him and make some money at the

he money will b

er inventor, has a pile of it. He's going to manufacture the Buzzards to make money out o

se, if you say it will be all right about the money, I'll have to tak

k. By the way, talking

iece in the paper

t wa

York and told them a long tale of Barr having robbed him of his invention. They sized him up

as the rejoinder, "these

a way to make this particul

Oh, say what was the name of t

n-it began with a J. I've got it-

yce," was Sanborn's comm

t. You won

rome and was soon wrapped in slumber as profound as if the tho