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

rolling over and over on the gra

man!" sho

ow was, made a quick move the instant he gained his feet. Not waiting to see who had obstructe

e out his form dimly, swiftl

demanded Hiram, staring a

a thief," ex

t way, doesn'

ch was a second railed-in veranda. A night-robed figure

all this racket?" challenge

onel Lyon?"

t's

er come down and s

y s

has been b

don't say so. Wh

as es

e," mumbled the man,

a second appearance. He came cautiously out on the porch, clut

erstand this

f came bolting out through that front door. He fell all

l caught sight of the scattered stuff. He gasped, and stared, and fid

and almost immediately two men servants of the p

f the burglary. He ordered the men to gather up the scatte

bout the whole

lonel Lyon," replied Dave. "W

peated the sh

s,

at

see

d the Colonel,

iram. "You see, it's pretty early,

brought you h

s," answ

ess-wi

to be sure to find you early enough. We had just settle

r and glanced at the heaps his servants were massing together, upon the lower step. "Watches, rings, silverware, my fur winter coat, and hello-my wh

nudging Dave i

ispered. "Dave, yo

sts through the vestibule into a hallway

," he directed. "Sit down, a

ave and Hiram took off their helmets, and made themselves look as litt

ppeared. He was fully dressed now, and presente

ying to catch that burgla

k so at all,"

wo men, who had gathered it up in a rug taken from the vestibule. "You'll take

as he plumped down in an ar

," explained Hiram

yon slowly, looking the p

n airman," correcte

haw

you. At the Dayton

ntion, or wa

ot out Hir

I'm pretty well up in the aero field my

said Dave, "and that is

ness, but I must say you are ea

be," again

was t

I should see you first thing this morning. I acted on

the colonel, a fresh toke

n exhibiting their Ba

underst

ight late I received a telegram from the Interstate people. It

or an automobile

the Baby Racer,"

?" exclaimed

e way from Colum

r," nodd

like la

you see," ob

d admiration in his manner, "that was a

f shavings in a city f

machine in charge

re? Why, say, I had some d

ou did,"

pecifications and figu

at pleased me very mu

ointment to be at my

re yesterday. He

that," s

as the

xplain th

rday. He made a pretty fair showing,

that knows the

ng at my city office my decision. You are o

siness man, of course, but I hurried on to see you be

o b

Star

O

nued Dave, "the detailed plans and figures on your order, which had

hem up," directed

as for one half, hour Dave went over papers, explaining the merits of th

ed the showman with a

"That's the co

handed the showman

just go to the li

triumphant chuckle, as Colone

le. He suppressed partly th

avored your machines from the start. It must be a good machine, to make ninety miles on a night like last

ow. The boys felt first class as they finished a repas

nowledge the contract

he porch, "and atten

owman, "that you're open for such a week stu

," replied Dave. "If I get out of a job, Colone

ke you a liberal offer, too. You've saved the carting away of al

the contrac

n my cap than this," he cried gaily

tate biplane just the best

g a long time," observed Dave, as

d to that," s

hing extra for his p

people can well affor

en thousand dolla