The Motor Boys in the Clouds; or, A Trip for Fame and Fortune
f there would be a fight. The bully was very angry, and he probably
Jerry showed no signs of withdrawing, and
ink so," re
ll-Bill-come in here an
Berry outside
er Bill came
is gang out! I don't wan
y, and Bill, who must have fancied that disguising himself by shaving off
mpt to strike him, and Noddy knew better than to run the risk of hostilities by delivering any bl
an who just then had entered the tent. She screamed, and there wa
e entrance, some trying to get out of the way of impending trouble
sked quickly. "What's
man's badge indicated that he was a member of the aero carnival committee. "The owner
ibition space on this ground you have to conform to all the rules of the association. Any one who pays admission is entitled to
ey're enemies of mine, and I don
nd being made fun of you've no business to go into this carnival. Now let me hear of no more disturbances in your tent, or I'll clos
in the larger one, and there he nursed his wrath, while Jerry a
he motor for working the big wings. These latter were made of sheets of tin, riveted to long skeleton frames of iron. The wings, of which there werecords, levers and pulleys. The whole affair looked quite heavy, for it was all made of metal. Too heavy, indeed, to fly, as many observers co
the contracted space of the car. There was barely room for the opera
ng the metal "fly," during which interim Noddy had not shown himself, "we
red to help him. "Professor Nixon will make his first flight Monday, the opening
ered Ned to Bob. "'Professor Nixon
nday," added Jerry. "Come on, fello
ill Berry. But that individual had evidently gone into hiding, and he
d gathered to see the carnival put in shape and
f Broadlands, which was quite a large city. They passed the carnival grounds, and saw that there wa
orrow," commented Ned. "Half the things ha
the end of the week things will be in better shape. But we'll have
ct to have an air
dn't have one. We made out all right with our auto and our
how Noddy succeed
though I know he'll never do it in
t addresses were made, the history of aeronautics was rehearsed by several speakers, others made great predictions for the futur
e, which he calls the Firefly, he will endeavor, so he tells me, to make a complete circuit of the grounds. If you will kin
at all bashful, or fearful that his machine would not work, he did not show it. The front of the te
s own invention," went on the chairman, "though he was obliged to hire
t, Professor," said a tall man in the crowd. "I wouldn
s a laug
r fly," was a
-that ain't an airs
tter get a feather bed to fall on, though.
e and some men he had hired began to wheel the Firefly out of t
open. It rested on a small truck, and Nodd
and maybe you'll go up," was a s
own business!"
l he stood in the front rank, close to t
" the fat man asked o
It's my machine," re
it for-p
n airship," answere
er rise one inch off the earth. It'
Noddy. "Maybe you kno
n a hundred balloon ascensions, and I tell you that
ly go up? The w
exclaimed
the rest of these kno
" cried the fat man very earnestly. "Look here; I'll w
ing a big roll of bills from his pocket.
y from his pocket in turn. "Here, will you hold this?" he
y," commented the fleshy one to
asserted Noddy.
h his motor, and at last a
as to have a long start. Clear the track! Professor
ground like a chunk of lead,"
d Noddy to his pr
ady, Pr
ng the motor, which soon began to