The Boy Aviators in Record Flight

ms. From their lofty station they could see men and women rush out below them waving their arms in excited amazement as the contestants in the big race swe

ully they managed to keep their bearings clear. The Despatch aeroplane was now far beh

e must locate Billy and

its blue spark leaping and crackling acr

nutes a rep

a. Land and wait for us at Remson. You ca

ive miles," cried Harry, pointing to where

airship answered like an obedient steed. Round to the north she swung, her gyroscopic balancin

d be seen scurrying out in all directions and pointing upward. Suddenly

urch bell to announce ou

dy for us," laughed Harry; "air-ridi

wnward toward it and as the townsfolk saw that the aeroplane was going to drop there was a mighty rush of townsfolk. The

uted to them to clear a path, but either from stupidity or from ignorance of aeropl

e way!" ye

the people, not

rther end of the field where there were some trees. This meant a risk of smashing the Golden Eagle

the twigs and branches grazed he

breaking a pulley wire. Worse still, one of the wheels was badly damaged. But the crowd minded none of this. They rushed in and began handling

f the field, it seemed, and was dressed like a farmer. When by dint of threatening them with the constable he ha

heir craft to answer many of them, and the man do

auto drove up and the

as soon as the three occupants o

rank, straightening up from

Mr. Joyce, who had spent the whole

plane, and soon emerged

aid. "If I had wire, a tire and tools

or spare wheels were one of the necessities

r. Joyce, who was seated on the gr

eel, and the boys were almost in despair until one of the villagers volunteered t

in the auto. That's the only

it," agree

up, and the blue-flame stove started going under a liberal supply of ham and eggs and coffee. Lathrop went into the village and soon returned with pie and cakes. The boys' meal was rather

wn from a small village some miles away, announced that

our lead, anyway," rem

g," said Frank, for, of course, all the conte

enville. The road was a straight one, and there was a bright, full moon, so they did not anticipate any difficulty in arriving at their destination. Before they started Frank '

st clip. Their lights shone brightly in front of t

houted Lathrop, as they

adlights revealed a big, lumbering hay-wagon

oad!" shouted Frank at

on to the boys' loud hail, but kept serenely on in the middle of the ro

machine,"

nstead of the auto coming to a stop there

ied Frank. "I can

n for it," ex

gathering speed as i

ooking back to ascertain the cause of all the n

t!" he

" yelled

l be killed,"

outing something a

asked Billy through

be killed. There's a bridge ahead

ge. The arch spanned a quite wide creek, the water in which sparkled brightly in the moonlight. Dumb with alarm the boys sat

saw that the banks of the stream were low and sloped gently. I

e he decid

he boy swung the speeding machine over and whizzed by the

e were four of them-bloc

s the stream. The auto struck the bank, seemed to bound into the air, and then crashed down into the

the water, which, luckily, was not deep, and dashed up the other bank. Here Frank managed to get it under co

ened countryman, as he drove up to the group of boys, who were out of their car by

ted out the indignant Billy. "You are a

"what business have you got to be flying around the roads

cupying the whole road and going t

tarting to climb down from his wagon. But he thought better of it, as h

p, Sal; git up, Ned," and he cracked his

few turns with the monkey-wrench, one of the bolts having worked loose. The adjustment m

hman waiting for them, with severa

ng for his trouble besides. "This wheel was made for one of them air-ship bugs that lived

ckless Tottenville aviator, it was good luck for them, and afte

uinous looking hut, in which, late a

unny," sa

nny?" inqu

t such an hour. Folk in the country go to bed early as a rule

burning brightly, was drawn up in front of the h

eer," agr

y all started at an

here came a pi

el