The Boy Aviators' Treasure Quest; Or, The Golden Galleon
f. The glare of the flames spread redly on the sky and illuminated the low hang
announced Bluewater Bill as he
, because old Schmidt fell into a field, with a bull in it ther
my little mare and we'll dr
ove rapidly off. As they passed through the gate in Bill's neat fence, the carriage lamp they
here," shouted Bill, drawing up
ome out and s
was no
ou," shouted Bill. He leaped out of the rig and a
d then send the buggy back by a boy. I
saw him, he seemed a familiar
have been?"
"If I catch him, I'll teach him to come
o had been struck by a sudden apprehension that perhaps this was no ordinary loafer or burgl
ght of that," exclaimed Bill. "Why, any one that
perhaps it was only a tramp and we
sailor, "but now, boys, you drive on. Yo
ome, Bill?"
e of my dried shark or stuffed land-crabs. I wouldn't put it by him to steal that picture o
n grunting and grumbling and poking about a
f Bill catches him," remarked Frank, as he
ut depend upon it he is a
grounds, the boys saw that th
, and they passed scores of men, women and children from the villa
he boys saw that a big barn at the rear of the dwelling-house was in flames and that two smaller str
ng!" the boys heard a m
ed it lo
ancient timbers, devouring them eagerly. Farmer Goggins and his
ire brigade?" s
the road," came back the reply. "They won't g
broken down. Then I am a ruined man. The barns that are burned I used for hay and though my loss is
fire department n
r than Westbury
you telepho
there is something the matter with the wire an
ll get here in time to save the house," cried another onlooker, "
m. It's fifteen miles away and a horse could
bout a
, the roads are too bad, ex
ll get the engines and try to hurry them
er?" asked Farmer Goggi
that
ines for you and in jig
t see
do; wa
on the others to "come on," Frank, with his broth
e crowd fo
em flying kids,
ter Westbury ter-night.
as the answer as the boys trundled
indeed the la
the gasolene tank and rapidly see
d his brother clambered into the machine. Billy Barnes, it had b
there and the village is just beyond," cried Farmer Go
nk reassuringly; "but, tell me, is there a good
the back of your hand and unfenced," was the reassuring reply, "it is use
ank, "that's all I wa
are you
here," answ
let he
t from Frank that scattered the crowd like chaff, the lad threw on the
ad of the Golden Eagle, as on her wings, tinted crim
radually increased the speed till the craft, her great single eye shini
eeted the boys' rising died out and th
ey heard the roar of a train, and as it dashed by far
ades and the Golden Eagle glided downward. It was "taking a chance,"
and the aeroplane landed perfectly in a big field, as smooth as a
e railroad tracks and the boys saw the old switchman on watch
Ghosts!" at the
ck," shouted Frank,
the old man checked his mad ca
glare cast by the searchlight and stood revealed as two human boys and no spirits
and what are ye doing roun
help from the Westbury
direct us to t
the street abo
here any on
he boys sleep th
a good
sky-hooting 'long like a joy-rider. Just got
est, the two boys ran at top speed down the street till they reached a buildi
e to summon the firemen on duty, gave it a tug. The clamor that followed was startling. The rope was connec
matter?" c
a fire department bust up-hurry
ed the voice, and in a short time the big doors of t
y miles an hour. While several men and boys, aroused by the clamor of the big bell, summoned the men who were sleeping away from the fire-
he road?" a
wn face," was the mer
your buggy," yelled the chief as t
in a buggy," sho
o th
N
arcastically cried t
t's
ible of the amazed fireman's rep
had got out of bed at the summons of the fire-bell accompanied them to the meadow where the old watchman was still eyeing the Golden Eagle with
owd and Farmer Goggins, for, thanks to the timely summons of the air-ship, the aut