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

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arly as safe now as walking! Not half as many birdme

ailroad travelers to be kille

nd Paul among them, were discuss

ardon, and a calling together of his faculty members, Colonel Masterly had made formal anno

ill be great!

ng in for it

-if dad wi

e lets you do almost anything you want to-in rea

Dick, fondl

Uncle

of thing, and that I'll be sure to break my neck, or at least fracture an arm.

I!" cri

count me in," agr

young reporter came across the campus. "

ght, and we only did 'grass cutting' for the first few-that is going u

e first few minutes. After that you don't mind it a b

her," said Mr. Vardon, who had joined the

rong," put in Jack Butt, who had now

wrong?" repeated Dick

we started on our flight. I'm sure of it, and if we could

o you know what you are saying, Jack

scharged for not doing their work properly might have done it. But the fellow I suspect is that young ar

him?" gaspe

rned him down, and I heard him muttering to himself about 'ge

sure something was wrong with my aircraft. It had worked perfectly in other tri

have a drill in building a pontoon bridge across the river tomorrow, and I will order it thrown ac

rt of my craft, to use in demonstration purposes. I may even be able, to use p

!" growled Jack Butt. "If ever

estioned the colonel, as the aviator-inventor and his helper w

ip instruction we are to

department, and they are going to send some army aviators here to give us

s, though some of the la

ter there had been an informal discussion among the col

ick, with a smile. "Of course, after I make my f

t," retorted Innis, "to think that you're going t

quickly. "I meant that I might lose my nerve

erve," said Paul Drew, admiringly. "I've generally

imed Dick, with

chums talked airships and aviation mat

his chums did notice, and comment on it. A number of times they had seen the young millionaire in a brown study,

me over Dick?" asked Pau

as the answer, "unless

sible. But he sure has

ell, if he wants to

w deeper. He wrote a number of letters, and sent some telegrams, and his f

ected arrival of Mr. Hamilton at Kentfield. He appeared on the camp

ied, as he shook hands, Paul and Innis a

replied Mr. Hamilton. "I thought we could do better by having a talk than by corr

looked curi

the young millionaire, "I'm think

whistl

boys say," commented Inni

kly. "It's been on my min

d Paul. "I knew it was something, but I

nged for aviation instruction, I've been thinking of having an airship of my own," Dic

" said Mr. Hamilton, decided

e start, and yet that's nearly perfect now, though of course there'll always be a

to think it over, have a talk with some of these 'birdmen' as you call them, and then you and I'll con

before, and, in the following days, he made as careful a study of aviation as wa

own?" the colonel asked, when the millionaire announced

r. "I hardly know what to do. I'm afraid it's only another one of Dick

r it, and make a fizzle of it. It would be a good lesson to him, though

ll right. I suppose he'll go in and try to win some prizes

t the government offering a big prize for a successful trans-continental f

l let him have an airship, if only to prove that he can't work it. He needs a little toning down, most young chaps do, I fancy. I know I did when I

y enthusiastically, that he might secure an a

ed, shaking hands hea

e, when you get it, but, as the Scotchman said,

nly to show him that I can do it! I've done harder stunts, and if the Hamilton luck doesn't fail, I'll do this. I'll make a lon

is father's decisio

sy to get dad's consent, but he gave it. Now, how about

e are you going to hav

t's going to be one of the biggest airships yet made. We'll travel in style, if we travel at all,"

ite an elaborate affa

u fellows take a chance w

so," responde

rather a faint

Dick, "I w

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floatin

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omething's happened! Maybe