The Air Ship Boys : Or, the Quest of the Aztec Treasure

ks ready the next morning the boys were not surprised to see Gu

fast?" asked Alan b

kwardly. "It's me wrappin' meself around tor

e dollars on yourself," interrupted Ned, noticing the tramp

only works on Saturday and me friend Buck's bat' tub has a leak. Anyhow, de la

enty of water, and soap to

rking. I can't soldier away no time

Ned, laughing, "eve

t in the case of the boxes marked "Overland," all of which had been carefully and specially crated for wagon transportation. Of these there seemed a great many, and they were all put i

see it start on its trying and dangerous trip. Then they intended to remove the hydrogen cask to the corral and take up their

teams stirring up the dust of Clarkeville's main street on their way. It was heavy work, and required care. Smoky-faced

come from a sheep ranch, ten miles to the south. A man had gone for it and would arrive with it th

not resi

r new boar

poor feeder fur a tramp. Can't

at Alan sig

ggage, has he?

you allow fur a extra

?" exclaimed Ne

d a suit to-day and she 'lows as how it

u think t

sponded Ala

th two suits of

y he sto

real tramp might steal them

ed Alan, "whether he's a tramp

ilent a f

that fellow wil

eded Alan, "I gue

er and the rudder leaned against the fence, looking like the frame work of a house; the more compact engine, motor, radiator and fan stood ready for unpacking under the shelter shed, while shafts, connections and boxes of small parts filled a large p

hough Elmer had done his best in honor of their farewell. And the boys insisted that at thi

fo' do norf pole," exclaimed Elmer. "I do

holding up a glass of iced te

," answered Elmer.

next morning; so the boys all turned in at

lock when a sudden call

la

atter, dazed for a moment, sprang upright, soundly whacking h

d, rolling out on the flo

shaking his "pal" into

a candle and sat down o

lculator," he be

h was," answered Alan ruefully, rub

now," somewhat excitedly added Ned. "An

still sleepy Alan. "If it

is to a square inch," answered Ned, like

pounds, o

laimed Ned a

" echoe

. Not out here. Do you know how hig

nd a smile came over his face

le," continued Ned in about the same tone of exultation he might have used had he

e boys knew that as well a

d, four hundred and

weight is it g

hundred and thirty-fi

undred feet of hydrogen can lift more way up here seven thousand feet in the air, than it can at sea level? Did it ever occur to my s

oon!" exclaimed Alan.

om table with a pencil in his hand. It did

lculator.' Our altitude here is 6,875 feet, for I took it to-day just for practic

never thought of it. You see, the trouble is that all the balloon ascensions ordinarily are made from the large cities of Ame

t thing you are going

y find water in the mountains and we might even find food, but we're not going t

mind and Alan's. Alan was careful, precise, and adept in de