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

promptly on hand at the Aegis ha

pecial dinner at a hotel just outside the grounds. Hiram piloted the way for Dave to the restaurant on the fiel

sed as an office. The airman sat before a desk littered up with a variety of papers.

t smile, as the boys came into view. "Glad of it. G

ing closed the door of the apartment and sat down

after a brief thoughtful pause. "This is business, and of

the ardent Hiram, and Dave smiled

anning for a big event for s

ked Hiram, devour

place I propose to b

iram. "A big pas

aviator. "What I want

loon!" remarked Hi

g power, it will be constructed on the best aeroplane principles. I have been w

?" submitted the inquisit

ig feat is to cro

Ocean!" almost gaspe

peated Dave, in a startl

as if fascinated. The novelty, the imm

, intense tone, vast dreams running

with me. The project has been the constant ideal of every advanced airman. It has got to

e first one to win suc

ly started I believe the profession and its backers would put up a small fortune to go to the successful

impetuously, "I've got nearly th

with an indulgent smile at his loyal young friends. "If I go to any regular aero promoters they will want all the proceeds. I can rais

take, Mr. King?" a

nty-five thou

whistl

d Mr. King. "Last night while I was planning over it, a sudden idea came to me. Da

thief who called him

eg

act

Mr.

ers sent to your father fr

ering what all this had to do

s stolen from you made him believe that he was the son of his old friend. So delighted was Mr. Dale, that he practica

about that,

written confession of his bold imposture, first. You know my plan was for you and me to go where Mr. Dale lives, and introduce him to the real Dave Dashaway. You see, altho

od deal about that

go to Brookville, show up Warner,

would feel sa

ld probably not object to your remaining in the sam

marked Hiram, who was always interested

him to inform Mr. Dale, so if this Gregg came around again, he would be ready to treat him as an imposter. My friend wrote me only yesterday that Mr. Dale was off on an automobile trip, and might not be back for a day or

ep gratitude as he contrasted his present cir

n't want to 'work' anybody with my personal schemes, but I

ightly, "you mean to

I do mean," asse

is feet, excit

all I could to have Mr. Dale join you, but I feel su

oing to go by rail to Warrenton to-morrow, in the hope of

of that sort, is it, now!" ejaculated Hiram, a

ght," responded Dave. "I'll do a good dea

choed Hiram. "He

the programme, so he practiced some with the hydroplane. Coming

optimistic over the c

. It had been tested

t they would ship the

two day

nd the hitter was in a fever of expe

t the King hangar later in the day,

Dashaway," he said.

a

dly over the enclosure. His face clouded as he did so, for the mess

es. Come on at