The Motor Boys in the Clouds; or, A Trip for Fame and Fortune

o pull some levers, which, presumably, set the gears in mesh and

r?" asked Noddy a

ager me a hundred dollars that

I

you put up the

stands. Look out, there, I'm going to make a start

motor, and the apparatus banged away lou

taken his seat in the small car attached to the mach

g's stuck

man. "You're stuck for a hundr

oddy as the fat man began

everal in the crowd. "Let

of those clouds,"

atmosphere from above,"

to get the motor in gear, though the machine was working away at a fast rate. Finally Noddy c

catch before you tried to wor

uch about the machine,"

ll show you so in a minute, t

g-wheels, a sort of cough and wheeze from the motor as it took up t

the crowd in some enthus

admitted Jerry to his chums, "but i

med to redouble the explosions, which, not being muffled, made a terrific din. The wings went

to the surprise of the motor boys and the others in the crowd, the clumsy-looking tin fly began to move forward, slowly

e goes!" cried the thro

murmured Ned. "Come on, fe

owing the crowd which was a

way! Some one may get hurt! Stand back! Kee

that the whole machine seemed ready to fly apart with the vi

go!" yel

He was puffing and wheezing, as he ran to keep up with the machine. Nodd

rly lurched forward, rising the least bit into the air, wh

in front of the curious affair ducked and dodged, sep

rowd expected it to sail aloft over their heads they were much disappointed. It continued to lurch forward, and then, whether Noddy pulled the w

owd!" yelled the fat man, who seeme

as the people separated to give the Firefl

trying to guide the airship, which was more of a "ground ship," for it was now r

up?" panted the fleshy one. "I'm

approached too close. Then it swung back again, and next began to hop over the ground in real earnest, the flapping of the broad wings, every ti

proprietor had piled high with good things, in anticipation of a brisk trade. The tin w

" yelled some o

much attention to the airship trials, now looked up. He saw coming toward

old on! Stop her! You'll ru

limited, and it mustn't get off the

ot pull the right lever, or else the machine had become jammed

n danger. He stood up, but his legs became tangled in some thin

jump!" he s

ed his machinist, pushing

Something's the matter

The proprietor was frantically jumping up and down in front of his

, shaking his fist at the Firefly, w

d the crowd. "She

there was a resounding crash, a rending and splintering of wood. The lemonade and candy stand seemed to crumple

A RESOUND

nade was tossed high into the air, and, turning over, poured out a crimson flood, which sprinkled the bystanders. Bottles

stop. But the motor went on. It was now running at full speed, free, and its momen

ow up! The gasolene tank wil

athered about the wrec

came a lou

goes!" yell

ugh from the motor. Then, with a gentle sigh, the overworked machine "we