The Boy Aviators in Record Flight

a heavy red beard and a nervous, alert little

what he can be doing," said Billy, as the two a

an they imagined. The car in which Reade was seated seemed a more powerful machine than the one the boys occupied and it soon left them behind. They thought no more of th

inventor's daughter, wh

e!" she exclaimed, after she h

as happened?

me for something to eat. My father has told me never to let anyone go away hungry, so I told the servant to give the man some food. I thought no more of th

harm had come to his collection of scientific instruments and plan

he exclaimed, quive

g. His reply was to instantly stop what he was at and run toward the front of the house. I opened the

mobile; that's funn

the time that he asked me for food that his mann

look like?"

red beard. That is all I am

we saw in Reade's a

ng to do with this mysterio

was, besides being often preoccupied, somewhat deaf and so had no

rejoined Billy. "Wh

"It was he that first approached me in connection

m to cross his trail all t

old man, his hand at

as you know," said Frank, "but you never ment

," explained the old man. "Yes, Fred Reade has

gent of his,

mysterious tie between them. I think Reade knows something

hat?" ask

e of the negotiation for the Buzzard Reade treated B

ng motor car down the quiet street and the next moment through the gathering gloom a big auto approached the cottage. As it neared it it slowed down. They all w

Reade's aut

they were mistaken. As it neared the house, and the group on the porch must have been plainly

y do that for

that they thought it would be more pr

y be after?"

ine itself," declared the inventor, "though if they had the blue prints they c

undoubtedly such prints woul

for me?" inquired old

ejoined Frank;

r unprotected. In case they attacked us in the night we should have little opportunity to kee

, adding that he would place

as they are, I don't think the men would hurt us; all they are after

afely tucked away in an inside pocket of Fr

telephone home and stay here with

figuring a new problem. "I have a revolver and I will commun

ugh the outskirts of Jersey City and were about to leave the lonely, badly-lighted section through whi

n of the night was w

s danger ahea

?" asked Frank, nevertheless

stopped. Now then, young gentlemen, just step out of the p

us up?" cried Billy indignantly, as

grinned the other. "Come on

t distance beyond him. They were out of the path of the auto's lights and their faces could not be seen. The light glinted on some

n who had waved the lantern did not talk like an ordinary robber and that it was remarkable that the others took so much trou

u has got them g

out uttering a word he suddenly d

rd like a frigh

eriously hurt the boys judged by the volley of bad language he sent after th

e'll be in it!" shouted Billy in an al

er the steering wheel. "That was just a bluff on the part of th