The Motor Boys on the Wing
a little apprehension, the arrival of the two strange men. The strangers increased
t our machine?" panted Bla
ry calmly. "We haven't done any d
ots of flight
ith another man's apparatus," added
ome in here?" demanded M
you in?" added
't mean any harm, but we were very much interested when we heard that you had come in a biplane, and we wanted to
resh of you!" gr
lerk, too," added Mr. Brown. "He ha
lt," said Bob, hoping that their fri
you fellows clear out of here. We arranged, when we put up at the
owd," remarked
st. Now make tracks out of here, quick-give me that key!" and he fairly snatched it from Jerry's
s the boys showed no inclination t
ght of the opened tool box. A flash
that box?"
eplied Jer
hing out?" demanded the ma
was the qui
nlock it?" dema
e wanted to see what kind of tools you carried, so I opened it. We meant no harm, and
box was open?" p
his face flushing at this
it, and forgot to clos
astily correcting himself. "Now you fellows clear out," he went on
e. Mr. Black followed, and locked the gate aft
gular fire-eater
their ears mighty
hotel clerk q
ys left, and I tried to put them off. But they wouldn't have it, and then I told them some aeroplanists were out
to make the good-natured clerk worry any more
murmured th
rouble, for presently a stable man appeared with the gate key,
' bring the key," he explained.
see the start. The high fence of the enclosure prevented the ground-maneuvers from being viewed, but
heroes and the others saw the two men seate
remarked Jerry. But he and his chums were destined to mee
tar, and planning what they would do when they took their own motorship Comet to the comin
oings, fellows," suggested Bob. "They seemed to
certainly have a good machine of its class, t
reat pride in the Comet. "But I can't get
erry. "It looked to be
ne thing led to another, so that almost before
ard behind them frantic tooting of an auto hor
," observed Jerry, ste
r on an emergency c
's Noddy Nixon, and he's coming on at a terrific clip. Look o
ditch," for the road at this point was bordered by deep marshy gutters on either side.
-out muffler thundering like a battery of small gun
the turn," said Jerry to
on the road where there was a big puddle. Into it splashed the big-tired wheels of Noddy's car, and insta
sion as he passed. "Wow! Lo
what you are!" shouted Ned, wipi
k at my clothe
out Jerry. "I'll
car all to pieces! Overtake him, and we'll hau
ared Jerry grimly. "We'll get ev
and the speedy car of our motor boys shot ahead down th
ade the turn
" murmured Jerry. "
p at the turn, but even then he took it at suc
retch, and as they did so there came a simu
uddy road-side ditch, was the car of Noddy Nixon. But the bully