Dick Hamilton's Airship; Or, A Young Millionaire in the Clouds

is a fine

can go so

Innis Beeby, as he turned the wheel of a new motor-boat and sent the craft about in a graceful

ng about admiringly at the fittings of the craft

near your base of sup

a while, that you're at a military school, old man, and no

the motor-boat, "was that you couldn't carry enough food aboard

aul. "And of late I seem to have acqui

ded Dick. "I'm going to give you a chance to indulge in

tigue uniforms of the Kentfield Military Academy, where Dick and his chums attended. Lessons and practice were

" suggested Dick. "Then we can go on down the river and we won't have to be back un

e, too, began to smooth the wrinkles out of his blous

ho, after glancing ahead to see that he was on the right cours

d Innis in casual tones, while he flicked some dus

the new motor, which had not yet warmed up to its work. "Innis acts as though he were sorry he hadn't come out in his dress uniform, and as for you, Paul, I'm beginning to think y

tion, looked toward the dock which he was rapidly nearing

g yourselves to look pretty. And you let me monkey with the motor, and get all grease and dirt

y?" prote

haven't seen the girls in some

e pretty girls from town-girls he and his chums knew quite well. They were Mabel Han

ellows," the young millionaire went on

come down to the float, and welcome the approaching cadets, seemed disappoint

ur face," suggested Paul, handing Dic

added Innis, performing a like serv

go up and sit alongside of a girl with paws like t

r he, like Paul, seemed anxious that Dick shou

dare say Bruce can let me wash up in his place," and he turned the craft back on the course he had previously been h

d's light summer dress brushed near him. "I'm all oi

Mabel Hanford, wit

e end of the dock, where they could sit and enjoy the cool bre

asked Grace Knox, as she to

you," answere

e. "Why, you were going right past her

nt to come at a

Why not?" de

guess," mu

ct the company of these two bores on you l

s out for a little jaunt in his new craft He had only recently purchased it, and, after using it at Kentfi

n the ride was over, and the party was bac

. "He wouldn't have turned in here if we hadn't made

ng millionaire. "I had proposed coming here

ou!" cried Irene, with a bow t

hemselves up stiffly, and, in the most approved manner

ce, imitating an officer's orders, and

at the Ju

don't

couple of hesit

me for a ri

rel

e exclamations before that were the good-byes between the girls an

ed the motor-boat and started

time to let us tog up for guard-mount,

I don't want to get a call-dow

haven't speeded the motor yet. I've been w

and advanced the timer. Instantly the boat shot ahead

ng like!" cried

got speed,"

rls, of their plans for the sum

denly asked Paul, holdin

of a curious, hummi

boat," ven

, which at this point ran in a straight stretch for two miles or mo

louder," ann

was now more pl

a quick gl

!" he exclaime

p they saw, soaring over them, a large biplane, containing three fi

!" cried Dick

ime, too," re

in war. The cadets had gone in a body to several aviation meets, and once had been taken by Major Franklin Webster, the instructor in military t

remarked Paul, as they watched the

id I," adm

omething like th

owed down his boat, the better to watch the b

um no matter how the wind blows or what happens. But, poor fellow, he's spent all his money on experiments and he hasn't succeeded. The last I heard, he was about d

poke Paul, "but we'll be in for a wigging if we

s so. But we

t sentence. Innis inter

ng's wrong on

elled Paul. "They've

or it gave a lurch, turned turtle, and then, s

et a ducking, all r

be killed, or dro

turned on more power, and headed his boat for the place

sion, while a cloud of steam arose as the water sprayed on the hot motor, t

ready

t a pre

m that l

at hook! Slow down

he occupants of the wrecked airship came up to the surface Dick ma

t Dick gave a c

rter!" he fairly shout

get rid of-of-some of this water!" panted

outed Paul. "Give

imp and bedraggled figure. And, no sooner had he gott

sn't my cousin, W