Air Service Boys over the Atlantic; Or, The Longest Flight on Record

!" urged the impa

handle? Well, I've squandered a small bunch of it in having a wonderful plane made and sent abroad. Of course it's intended to be h

utenant," admitted Jack, appa

bout it, please," ur

n in the crew. This Martin bomber can be run by three hands, although several more might be used if the right kind were found. Its possibilities in the way o

ed briefly, possibly to get his breath, and then again becau

, bomb the city so as to terrify the inhabitants even as they tried to do to Londoners, turn a

citement, while Tom to

ans are getting cold feet already with the prospect before them. But it's come

t?" chanced Ja

I mean to show that it can be done. Just as soon as I can get that big bomber here, and the permis

out his hand

tenant; that is, provided I get permissi

ed quietly, though his face displayed a

ant Beverly squee

he told them. "And you'll surely hear fr

rtin bomber now, did

. "I have a special guard watching it, and my mechanics keep everything ready for any sudden call. Right now she's tuned up to top-notch pi

dmiration, and th

you undertake that wonderful trip to Berlin and back

can go about further details, and start getting the consent of Headquarters to the enterprise. O

d Jack's finger, for he gave it an ugly scratch when handling the gun, he doesn't

ring connected with that big affair. Of course it's to be a great secret among the three of us; not

ing at the moment what a remarkable series of circumstances were fated to arise that would bring them together

making a fresh start for the clouds, just as eager as ever to have so

ey could see by the aid of the powerful binoculars marching columns of soldiers, all heading toward the north

alions, and hold them in check, even at the price of utter annihilation. Many times the men selected for this

swoop down and try to make a target of these marching columns. Then for a brief period there would be exciting work, with the machine gu

here might be one less plane return to its starting point that day; and the report

ally gave it up for that afternoon. Jack in particular showed s

over into the charge of the hostlers; "and if it turns out that way I only hope we're detailed to go along to guard the bombers

" remarked Tom suddenly. "Let's

ertainly hope everything is going on well in old Virginia these da

and a sheaf of

tient one, suiting his actions to th

s letters from the aviation instructor, who happened to be in the camp a

g fiery red, which promised a fair day on the morrow. Once he had

ones in the old familiar haunts, going about their daily tasks, or enjoying themselves as usual. And whenever they sat under the well-remembered tree in the cool of the early fall even

milar, break from the lips of his chum. It startled Tom so that when

, leaning forward and laying a hand on the o

rned his eyes his chum saw there w

hope, Jack?" continued

it's a bad muddle. And the worst of it is I'm thousands of miles off, held u

rson property-has that matter come to a head at

according to the eccentric will of my uncle, Joshua Adams Kinkaid, that property will fall into the hands of my cousin, Randolph

r cousin. What's the use? All Virginia knows that Randolph Carringford is a black sheep-that no decent man or woman will acknowledge hi

t they promise to be valued at possibly a million dollars. Think of what that would mean to the Parmly family! For we are far from being rich.

anything about this new developmen

I can begin to understand why he kept smiling in that way all the time he chatted with me a week ago when we chanced to meet. I th

way across, and will arrive before you can

easier that I'll ever be able to, and so could catch a boat, while I kept untwisting th

marked the energetic chum promptly, and his conf

is t

o with you, of course, Jack. We'll try to get back in time to join in the

and here's m