The Motor Boys in the Clouds; or, A Trip for Fame and Fortune
igible balloons before they should be put away in the tents or sheds. Th
ould not help hearing what you were talking about, and I
der of airships
very fine motor ship, something like that one with planes attached to the gas bag, b
it?" ask
me in Mid
xclaimed Ned. "We're from Cresville,"
ted in airships?
s answer. "We would like t
my name-Rupe
your model here to e
ffered to, but they said they only wanted re
in fly," spoke
rship, built on up-to-date ideas, even if it was only a model, they wouldn't admit. If I could have shown it perhaps I could have
Jerry quietly. "How much would i
boys could rais
s can raise!" exclaimed Andy Rush
ssford
the sights you've seen at this car
rest in a valuable gold mine, and we have considerable mone
imed the man, a hopeful l
er since I heard of this carnival. I don't know how my c
th you!" crie
ship, Jerry
f we fall we'll come d
sn't relish a fall from t
ly in earnest?" as
ur plans seem feasible, though I admit we don't know much about such things, we will furnish
," said Mr. Glassford. "For five thousand dollars I can bu
he plans and model
I'll bring them to Cr
ok them over, and my mother will likely take an interest in them. So if you c
ber of balloons, but this is my first attempt at a dirigible one. I know I can succeed, however,
nthusiastically. "Me for the motor ship. Autom
come to Cresville in about a week, bringing his p
remarked Jerry as the group of young people moved away from the vic
ests are on the p
n the grounds, and then Ned treated the crowd to ice cream. After that it was time for
with some feelings of regre
ner. There were also aeroplane races and contests, and, though these heavier-than-air machines were rather limited in their flights, some of them did remarkably w
e following day, and motored back to Cresville, having
dy after his Firefly tried to
machine away from the grounds," repl
an airship," remarked Ned. "Wait unti
ddy," was Bob's opinion.
"The more I see and hear of these air machines the more uncertain I think they are. A
d. "We'll fly, all right. I wish we had it
" replied Jerry. "Still, I wish, t