Dave Dashaway and His Hydroplane; Or, Daring Adventures over the Great Lake

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e monoplane of the aero meet at Columbus, stared wonderingly about

airship was a distance away and five hundred feet up in the air. Now, with big wonder eyes he stared at the strange app

only battles this old warrior had been in, however, were fights with the elements. He was a famous "wind wagon" man who had sustained a terrible fall in an endurance r

ce and left. The old man put on a cap, went to t

said to himself in a grumbling tone. "I'll face it any t

s scattered about the enclosure. The ground was wet and soft. The rain came in chilling dashes. Old Grimshaw breasted t

usting the door open with his foot and getting under the

ble, upon which was outspread pictures and plans of airships. The o

. Grimshaw!"

you're welcome, too. We were looking over some sketches of n

. "Some other time about those pictures. Boy brought a

e lad who had first a

's away, but if you need m

lied Dave Dashaway. "I don't

reality-took the proffered envelope. He tore

aid, "this

" asked Grimshaw, mov

ered way that made his companion and chum, Hir

n," said the old man. "Fine we

s. When their visitor had departed, Dave went back to the table. He sat down and perused the telegram once more. Then he sat lo

is it,

nd out," was the

is it

state Aero

ay. It marked the starting point in the aviation career of the latter, and that

lume of this se

ed a mean old skinflint named Silas Warner had been appointed Dave's guardian. Warner had acted the tyrant and hard taskmaster for the youth. A natural love for aeronautics had been born in Dav

Mr. King. Dave resolved that this property should be restored to the airman. He got

aero meet at Fairfield. He found Robert King and described to him the boy thief. The airman took a fanc

elping about the grounds. Mr. King sent Dave to Grimshaw for training. The Interstate Aeroplane Co. wanted to exhibit it

e place of an aviator who had fainted away in his monoplane, and winning the race for Mr. King's machin

d. He had also got hold of some papers that belonged to Dave's father. Gregg through these had obtained a trace of a Mr. Da

the employ of Mr. King, Jerry having been discharged in disgrace. Jerry tried to "get even," as he called it, by trying to wreck Mr. King's monoplane, the A

he various meets, however, just as Mr. King and Dave and

nd himself and his friends on the aero, grounds at Columbus. This was a summer resort located on Lake Michigan. A two we

re interested in plans for the coming meet and aviation business generally. The arrival of the te

nterstate Aeroplane Co., some three hundred miles distant. It was addressed to Dave in

air Amusement Co. Wired Northern Hotel there, where we had forwarded all the contracts and papers, and he is not there. Find him at any expense,

d in his mind as he did so. Hiram sat watching him in

that Greek you can't make out

am," replied Dave thoughtfully. "Here, read

iend. The latter scanned it rapidly. Then, with startling sudden

at the telegram says-a trick! It's come all ove