The Boy Aviators in Record Flight

med no reason to doubt, though just what part he had played was more shadowy. A perusal of the two newspapers, the Planet and the Despatch, the next day, howeve

alry by naming the same day for the start and imposing exactly the same conditions, the prizes to be lumpe

f this newspaper. He will ride in an automobile which will carry supplies and e

he boys had no eyes for it after their s

s, an excess of skill and knowledge of aviation. A noted aviator of this city, in speaking of the fact that they have not entered their

ting paragraph. "He's crazy sore at you and everyone else beside his

option on the Joyce gyroscope," put in Harry, "and maybe he woul

eputed to be a wonder. In whatever way Reade heard that we had the gyroscope, there is

papers have agreed to run the race off together it eliminates the two prizes,

question

tch contest, and there is little doubt he has-now that the two contests are massed if Slade has a bet

-that the $50,000 was as good as won with the class of contestants

ow, the Planet may have some dark horse who

n Stubbs would sa

by attempting to steal the gyroscope plans if we were to enter in the

you mean that?"

talking of going to Los Angeles-you know he has some orange groves out there-I've been think

for Harry, he was so entranced at the idea tha

most certain that we w

t?" groa

resist the tempt

id entered the roo

" she said, holdi

its contents. He handed it to the others. The message was n

t read, "but puppies like you cannot balk us. Men ar

ght to interfere with their attempts to steal the gyroscope attachmen

ght to decide us,

ought to," c

Chester boys' fathe

s all so excited

we joined you in Los

n spite of himself, though he knew the boys' sudden determination to have

lifornia, for ins

r. Chester. "My dear boy

agle, of course,

" questioned the a

thousand dollar

r that newsp

oys n

contest of that character," said Mr. Chest

trated Frank; "besides, think of the experi

" cried Billy, with a fin

ow long would it take yo

utomatic adjuster I think we could manage even those cross currents with ease. But this is to be a race and we want to get there first. The newspaper route is from here to Pittsburg, from there to Nashvil

yes shining. "Indians, cowbo

ent states Frank had enumerated aroused in Billy's mind had died down Mr

leaving the car behind we thought that perhaps you wou

," repeat

upplement

ester

you had the automobile-I say supposing you had it, cou

adays that it would only be in the desolate parts of the western states that we should

whole thing thought ou

rip of a lifetime

nsult with your mother,"

ed very much at fir

erous trips. I do wish you'd spen

and would keep constantly in touch with their pare

l have to yield," said

" cried

cross the continent was due to start the names of the Ches