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

BABY

epeated Dave Dashaway, loo

do," declared H

do you

expl

h you

ried Hiram. "I don't know what possessed me

oke in Dave, "What ar

ou know he here night befo

m, to go t

didn't go to Ke

is telegram shows that

Kewaukee," continued Hiram, "and how the Star Aero people were bidders for the same

as because the Dawson

peo

um of his, sneaking around the Aegis hangar, I made up my mind that th

t wa

ent away, I was awful glad. I felt pleased, for Mr. King told as you know that he was a

know tha

and Jerry and his father, and three more of the crowd. They were playing cards and making a great deal of noise. Just as I looked in some one pulled down the shade. I caught a sight of the other man, though. Righ

is t

immins here, delaying

em led him still furth

on the spot at Kewauke

ct for sho

he floor while Hiram was talking. Now he took

ill I come back,

e you goi

ery much. I have no idea where Mr. Timmins can be, and

our business, but it would be a big feather in yo

o, if I can," replied Da

d Grimshaw tinkering over a broken airplane wing. Mr. King

, and for ten minutes was busy with some railroad time t

but said nothing until Dave got up from the desk, b

rouble, Dasha

uired Dave, wishing to e

ered about som

er of fact, I am

t is

has come up that makes me think I ought to be there in the interests of

d airman in a grim, impressive way

said I was all business. Well, I'll always tr

. Perhaps Grimshaw suspected it, and Dave was afraid he might. The lad knew that the eccen

pany lose out," breathed Dave, as once outside

where the Baby Racer was stored. Although they got their meals at Mr. King's headquarters

clock, and Hiram not

ive thirty. You know that new hydroplane will probab

hrowing off his coat and hat, "I

taring hard at the set re

got to get

ean going

ur ago. Next one nine o

obile,

oads we've been havin

s so.

nothing, Hiram," said Dave.

Baby

es

is! Why, Dave," began

ith a preemptory wave of his hand. "I'

id Hiram. "If you're

ve

rtain

imshaw's ad

for w

y n

I've thought it all over. I know it's a hard, rough

ght to do any fooling

ra

d, I shan't look for any fun. It is a bad night, I know, but the wi

ay is Kewau

y-five

lar aviator's suit. As he finished up with a helmet

to, Hiram," he

ready, of

ready f

ip to K

think you

e you, and never will be. All the same, I am some good in an airship, if it's only to act as ballast. The other day when I was up with you in the Racer, you. said I sh

ure and pride. Hiram was only a crude country boy. He had, howe

and had proven himself a model passenger. As he had just hinted, too, he had been familiar enough wi

," said Dave, "but I wouldn't feel right in l

et you go alone,

ollowed him. They unlocked the door of the shed adjoinin

earest field men, Hira

ing in order by the

dy for a cross country spurt. Then the rain came on, and they decided to defer the dash till the

ppearing at the open doorway of the

mbarrassed to be "caught in the act" as it

Mr. Grimshaw-"

the old man firmly. "You're going

Grimshaw," declare

ness,

ost impor

t is

ave to explain detail

haw, when his pupil co

ou'd steal away witho

hastened to say-"that was not

ad, Das

very much of you I didn'

y, placing his one hand on the tail of the bip

-five g

ht. Now then, lad, hit that head wind