The Boy Aviators' Treasure Quest; Or, The Golden Galleon
rra
elling volume of sound as a t
ose boys
uld sa
see tha
ught they wer
at sky-clipper
rth, swept earthward, bearing her two young occupants downward in a long graceful glide, and landing them at t
young aviator at the helm of the beautiful craft applied his brakes, threw out the spark and cut
crowded field. From the long rows of autos, parked at the edge of the field and crowd
Plains Cup-the contest for which was to take place in a week's time-entered the shed and, making their way to a screened-off room in the corner, shed their leather coats and wool
New York city. For several days they, and several others who had announced their intention of competing for the coveted Hempstead Plains Cup,
nuggled closely up to them in which the machinists, and others employed on them, made their temporary homes. Some were elaborate structures of galvanized iron, carefully fireproofed and covered with notices warning aga
uther Barr's yacht, which they had acquired in a surprising manner, they had brought the ivory back to America and saved Mr. Beasley, the father of their chum, Lathrop Beasley, from financial ruin. After a short rest, they had announced that they would c
Aviators in Nicaragua; or, Leagued With The Insurgents." The Golden Eagle II was the same craft in which, besides their African adventures, they had accomplished t
e seated. The two lads, as they leaned against the side of the car and chatted, made a pleasant picture of vigorous, adventurous youth. The eldest, Frank, was a little over six
held its own bit of interest. As they watched, another 'plane soared into view, black as a crow against the evening sky; it
achine was trundled into its shed-a pretentious aff
, "but it's a dandy flyer. In fact it'
y 'a mystery,' Fran
earned it the name of The Buzzard and it can glide like one too, but
d in Harry. "Several enthusiasts who have watched the
ch a craft cost?"
ace, of course, it will give the mysterious manufacturer a tremendous prestige. But I think at that," he
hole course this after
ed Frank; "if she makes a like performance on the day
her. "There's many a slip 'twixt the cup an
bashed, "it doesn't do to be overconfident. Ther
is t
ff' at the Harrow
by 'take off'?" in
d the boy. "You see the rules of the race are that we fly from here to the Harrowbrook Club-a distance of twenty miles, al
e will be difficulty in starting back f
ce there will be a lot of 'planes all on the ground at the same time, and it's going
e careful," caut
her. "If I thought there was any serious ris
drome that night, on the two camp cots they had provided for such emergencies. They intended to get a
sed for the night, they encountered Armand Malvoise, the French driver of the mysterious Buzzard. He was
ght this evening," c
"I shall make a better one on the day
st a look-in," laughe
have flown at Rheims and Vienna and in the so
y off the trophy, but if the best flyer wins I sh
e France floating over my aerodrome
ward the village, where he usually remained gossiping in the hotel and c
caged lion, dot feller!" came a s
ut was entered in the Hempstead Cup race as the flyer of a monoplane of his own design; and which, on account of its peculiar appearance,
n went on, between puffs at an enormous pipe with a china bowl
ink so?" a
afraid dat some of der principles I have worked oud in her iss all
ood flying in the Grass
edle ship, bud she vont
have been meaning
nch
ean-'warn us'
er Buzzard will make a lot of money already if der Buzzard wins der cup. If she does not-abend, dey lose. Yah, d
tered their shed. It was filled with the appetizing odor of frying steak. On the top of the blue flame stove in a screened-o
rked Harry sniffing
faithful old Schultz, who had fallen heir to a large sum of money in Germa
" replied Le Blanc, vigorously sh
ot of time down there
" put in Harry; "we don't want everybod
her, "I'll speak to him about
an otherwise, and you may be sure that the "dinner set" off which they ate did not engross a fraction of their attention. The meal disposed of, Le Blanc and the boys fixed up the folding camp cots and spread
y among the various aerodromes. They paused in front of the one in which the boys were asleep. Had the lads been onlookers they
your nerve?" sai
the reply. "The eldest one undertakes to cal
ack at him and make some money at the
he money will b
er inventor, has a pile of it. He's going to manufacture the Buzzards to make money out o
se, if you say it will be all right about the money, I'll have to tak
k. By the way, talking
iece in the paper
t wa
York and told them a long tale of Barr having robbed him of his invention. They sized him up
as the rejoinder, "these
a way to make this particul
Oh, say what was the name of t
n-it began with a J. I've got it-
yce," was Sanborn's comm
t. You won
rome and was soon wrapped in slumber as profound as if the tho