The Girl Aviators' Motor Butterfly

n, do you realize wha

ck in her easy-chair and gazed at Peggy a

and-oh, everything!" cried

he heart to refus

ht be different, but two young l

dly of sound mind, to go flying across countr

to be four ladies-" "Of course; a chaperon,

tt dropped

scott, you

; who else

contemplate taking me flying thr

as if you'd never b

iked it, too,"

tt, visibly weakening from the stand she had taken,

to hand, as the advertisements say,"

w could

and visible sign of capitula

Bell's use out in Nevada," spoke up Roy; "it will seat three, and is as st

ittle Dart,"

y," cried Peggy, crossing to Jessie and placi

nd auntie for the biplane," she went on, bubbling ov

cried Miss Prescott. "We would attract

red Peggy, who appeared to have an answer for every

are a wonder," exclaimed Jimsy, "if the

ake us to get to Mar

y, "but if we have good weather

ng as that," declared Roy, as five

scott, "think of colds and rheumatism

ing along in an automobile? We can map out the route, arrange our stops and mee

aid you were a gen

bjection swept awa

n't refuse now

yes," came f

d Miss Prescott, in the voice of one wh

to the man who helped the boys in the machine shop in wh

ed with plans of all sorts. Jimsy was for going at once, but it was finally decided to meet again and set a definite date for a start. In the

n connection with the motor flight had been straightened out and the three a?roplanes st

every nut and bolt on the machines and declared everything in perfect readiness for the trip

e and comfortable red touring car. At the driver's wheel of this vehicle was seated a small

ready for a start," a

to say pale, glanced at the glowing bo

happen," he declared, i

me disaster," explained Roy to Bess, who happ

ured the melancholy Jake, "'cos why? Wel

Peggy at last, as Miss P

ily called back Bess, who was alrea

welled by the roar of Roy's big biplane and the ra

, while Jess reclined on the padded seat placed tandemwise behind her. It made a wonderful picture, the big white biplane with its boy

ville," announced Roy, "the b

p the motor flight a secret, the information of the novel experiment had, i

G

ed Peggy, athril

er a short run, soared aloft toward a sky of cloudless, clean-swept blue

s to Jimsy, waving h

ack from Jimsy gallantly, as he skillfully

the greatest sight that the crowd left behind and below had ever witnessed, although one or two sho

ard, from time to time glancing below at the touring car. Even though they were flying slowly it was plain that the big auto had hard wor