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

f. The glare of the flames spread redly on the sky and illuminated the low hang

announced Bluewater Bill as he

, because old Schmidt fell into a field, with a bull in it ther

my little mare and we'll dr

ove rapidly off. As they passed through the gate in Bill's neat fence, the carriage lamp they

here," shouted Bill, drawing up

ome out and s

was no

ou," shouted Bill. He leaped out of the rig and a

d then send the buggy back by a boy. I

saw him, he seemed a familiar

have been?"

"If I catch him, I'll teach him to come

o had been struck by a sudden apprehension that perhaps this was no ordinary loafer or burgl

ght of that," exclaimed Bill. "Why, any one that

perhaps it was only a tramp and we

sailor, "but now, boys, you drive on. Yo

ome, Bill?"

e of my dried shark or stuffed land-crabs. I wouldn't put it by him to steal that picture o

n grunting and grumbling and poking about a

f Bill catches him," remarked Frank, as he

ut depend upon it he is a

grounds, the boys saw that th

, and they passed scores of men, women and children from the villa

he boys saw that a big barn at the rear of the dwelling-house was in flames and that two smaller str

ng!" the boys heard a m

ed it lo

ancient timbers, devouring them eagerly. Farmer Goggins and his

ire brigade?" s

the road," came back the reply. "They won't g

broken down. Then I am a ruined man. The barns that are burned I used for hay and though my loss is

fire department n

r than Westbury

you telepho

there is something the matter with the wire an

ll get here in time to save the house," cried another onlooker, "

m. It's fifteen miles away and a horse could

bout a

, the roads are too bad, ex

ll get the engines and try to hurry them

er?" asked Farmer Goggi

that

ines for you and in jig

t see

do; wa

on the others to "come on," Frank, with his broth

e crowd fo

em flying kids,

ter Westbury ter-night.

as the answer as the boys trundled

indeed the la

the gasolene tank and rapidly see

d his brother clambered into the machine. Billy Barnes, it had b

there and the village is just beyond," cried Farmer Go

nk reassuringly; "but, tell me, is there a good

the back of your hand and unfenced," was the reassuring reply, "it is use

ank, "that's all I wa

are you

here," answ

let he

t from Frank that scattered the crowd like chaff, the lad threw on the

ad of the Golden Eagle, as on her wings, tinted crim

radually increased the speed till the craft, her great single eye shini

eeted the boys' rising died out and th

ey heard the roar of a train, and as it dashed by far

ades and the Golden Eagle glided downward. It was "taking a chance,"

and the aeroplane landed perfectly in a big field, as smooth as a

e railroad tracks and the boys saw the old switchman on watch

Ghosts!" at the

ck," shouted Frank,

the old man checked his mad ca

glare cast by the searchlight and stood revealed as two human boys and no spirits

and what are ye doing roun

help from the Westbury

direct us to t

the street abo

here any on

he boys sleep th

a good

sky-hooting 'long like a joy-rider. Just got

est, the two boys ran at top speed down the street till they reached a buildi

e to summon the firemen on duty, gave it a tug. The clamor that followed was startling. The rope was connec

matter?" c

a fire department bust up-hurry

ed the voice, and in a short time the big doors of t

y miles an hour. While several men and boys, aroused by the clamor of the big bell, summoned the men who were sleeping away from the fire-

he road?" a

wn face," was the mer

your buggy," yelled the chief as t

in a buggy," sho

o th

N

arcastically cried t

t's

ible of the amazed fireman's rep

had got out of bed at the summons of the fire-bell accompanied them to the meadow where the old watchman was still eyeing the Golden Eagle with

owd and Farmer Goggins, for, thanks to the timely summons of the air-ship, the aut