The Boy Aviators' Flight for a Fortune

tabling" the Sea Eagle and attending to the engines after the hard test they had undergone. Every part was carefully gone over,

ing, and the others were perched on the edge of the lower bunks, like so many bi

rkins

ly believe the Sea Eagle is capable of conveying our whole party through almost anythi

face len

groaned, "I s'pose I'm to

ators. But not to keep you in suspense any longer, my present plan is to cruise down the coast to Florida, round that peninsula

e're to mis

nning to send you and Billy on ahead to meet us at Ne

e always longed to see New Orleans. But, then,

e go-

in, or nothing like that, doctor; but this here is a cruise that just suits m

ought of it," con

ess down that way," said Ben, with a por

ayou. Now, in the rush of events following Harry's return from his strange cruise on the Betsy Jane, he had quite forgo

lance of intelligence shot between th

o tell about the sunken

the hearty answer; "I was never m

's all this about a yarn and

Buena Ventura cruise?" asked Billy Barnes, referring,

d. "Ben, here, thinks that he knows of a craft sunk in a bayou off the Miss

cried Billy Barnes. "Wow! that

," suggested Frank quietly. But his eyes were shining. He knew that what Harry was abo

e plan to be down in that region, anything of interest t

elated it to him. He was interrupted from time to time by excited exclamations,

ou think o

pposin' the yarn is true, have I

signing the claim to you," said Mr.

away, but I thought better of it. Glad I did now, but you

promise to deed him his (Duval's) interest in the supposed treasure chest, providing the loan Ben had made

legal claim to whatever may be of valu

k it is worth

so than plenty of recorded cases. At all events, no harm can be done by trying

ifies that I'm to get some money out of the cruise, I'm

mile at the old man's enthusiasm; "now would you mind lett

g into the wallet and producing the map th

up,' as the saying goes, in order to induce you to make him a loan. But certain things about it make me believe that it may be genuine. I recall reading some time ago a newspaper ac

aal, if you'll help me we'll soon fin

ns. What you have told us furnishes us with a distinct object in making the trip, and," he add

ble, there came a queer buzzing sound from an instr

sage," he exclaimed, "and our wires h

in front of the instruments he adjusted the "phones" and began putting his va

Harry, as the instruments

again changing the capacity o

adjustment to catch longer sound waves. Instantly a hail of a?rial dots an

ank sensed the meaning of th

C-Q-D!

cried loudly. The others, brim full of excitement, r

ply, and then bent all his faculties to