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

in a jolty tone, plunging forw

ere?" Dave a

w! What have we

hrough some substance rather than ran on its wheels. There was

of hay. Dave dashed a filmy, flake-like substance resembling sawdust from eyes, ears and mouth. Hiram

it's sh

on't s

heap of shavings, a

t the bare ground I fear we

ot past the wings. A circle of electric street lamps surrounded them on four sides. Their radiance, di

biplane lay partly on its side, sunk deep in a heap of long, broad shavings. The mass must have been fully a hu

ejaculat

brushing the loose bits of shavin

y and quick," rep

the Racer w

d a better p

, no,

ound the corner of the buildings. The boys paused. The man, evidently the w

u?" he dema

s," repl

t's

rrived in

How did you

't believe me, come to the shavings pile yonder and we'll show you the machine, and t

however, as they led the way back to the heap of shavings. On

e observed. "You s

r," nodd

ried night journey fr

o trains, and we ca

commented the watc

meet there, and began

't land everywhere, or we'd hav

the machine here till after daylight, and watc

two decent young fellows, and I'm sure the company won't o

ee about it in a few

factory yard and let them out. The rain had ceas

Hiram, as they found themse

rthern

y and fix things

" declared Dave. "There's a police

lamp. Dave inquired the location of the Northern Hotel. Then the boys p

e on duty. Dave approached the

ins stopping h

ve and Hiram over curiously, their somew

w him, may

ral times. We are holding some mail for

the company h

't it?" propou

he Interstate Ae

ber now," add

ed with that compa

, as if he did not quite

e was introducing some big magnate, "he's Dave Dashaway,

rk, with a pleasant smile. "I've

tify me with the Inter-state people. As an employee of theirs and

d to confidences in this bus

for a moment. He had a

ust confide to a degr

as missed connections. He should have been here two days ag

h the observant Dave took to mean that he was friendly towards M

nt me to do?" a

refer in that telegram to some papers s

the clerk. "I shouldn't won

reached over to the le

manila envelope. It

ne corner the printed

te Aerop

tter, I feel su

bt of it," agr

d help you out any to h

ed Dave eagerly. "I was g

people out of a tangle. It's taking some responsibility on my part, for the letter is of course the property of Mr.

"You see, I hope to carry throu

ligently over its contents. They were just what he imagined they would be, contr

aukee directory

ume across the marble slab o

cial you are

Dave, "the County

n's proposition," obse

ir attractions all

the same,"

," proceeded the clerk. "He

s office?" i

any regular office,"

a week he calls fo

e travels a good deal

of the b

ives in K

very fine place calle

Boul

over for a minute or

I reach F

mean before

nded Dave, "the s

en out at the curb know th

"and for all your great k

e or four taxicabs lined up at the curb, their drive

ernwood is?" he inqu

Col. Lyo

es

ast night. I took

poke Dave to Hiram.

nwo

ing at this hour of the morni

ill the Colonel ge

efore one of a score or more of fine houses lining

through the gates of a large garden. In its center was a mansi

anybody up at this outla

aps not," a

d see this Col. Lyon in

office today. Then, too, that Star fellow may be on ha

ad reached the step

, "we'll sit down here for a spell. It's about five

cross the shadowed porch, "t

replied Dave, p

trange, i

d, or left open

Hiram rested his face on his hand

Col. Lyon. He was deeply immersed in thought, when a s

in a sheet had just passed through

rer had both hands clasped about i

carrying the package crossed the porch and

d Hiram, knocked from his posi

try with one of alarm, as he miss

tarting at the bundle over which

early morning, the young aviator made out a great heap of cloth