The Rover Boys in the Air; Or, From College Campus to the Clouds

e back and even then they did not bring the runawa

er. "I kin tie 'em down here on the edge o'

for the present," said Dick. "We'll have to

ry to take it home?" a

can mend the Dartaway here and then, if Captain Colb

his sons aided the others in rolling the biplane under

safe here?" whispered

the farmer. "He'll leave her alone, an' so will his

rned the eldest Rover boy. "We won't leave

lle. Here Peter Marley was paid for what he had done, and then the

lessons in sailing the Dartaway, and he came as soon as he could

declared. "It proves that the Dartaway is a

, and soon all were on the way to the Snubble farm, ta

on seeing the boys. "Going to take

"Why?" For he saw that the fa

burnt up last n

!" cried

ght be around. I heard somebuddy at the flyin' machine and sneaked up to see who it was. Hang my skin if a young feller wasn't there with a lighted ca

top him, or shoot

e hay an' it begun to blaze up. I stamped the fire

blow the biplane up!"

rnt up the shed an' the barn, an'

at each other. The same thou

er!" murm

high," added Tom. "Oh,

then planned to wreck the Dartaway," sa

t Tom. "I'd like nothing better than to wipe up the

He'd hide where you couldn't find him. Now he and old Crabtre

" murmured Tom. "It would serve '

l catch both of them red-handed at something,

ould keep on guard against Sobber and Crabtree and report to Dick if he found out anyt

go to work at once. Then I'll give the Dartaway a little try-out

ssenger?" asked Sam

you wan

ur

u. I want to try the machine several t

ted the others in making the necessary repairs. For two hours all were very busy and th

done. Up into the air mounted the Dartaway as gracefully as

nation!" said one o

ng to save up for on

made the figure eight three times. Then he ca

clared. "I could take her a

go up," said

" added the aviator. "The flight

s time headed for Valley Brook farm. The boys were als

shouted the

ck. "Your field makes

way home. As they went along they watched the flight

ed Tom. "Oh, Dick, we'll have

the use of leaving her behind? W

The place he mentioned was a young ladies' boarding school located not many

ut the idea of taking the flying machine to Br

ed. He and the Dartaway were in the field back of the barn, and su

cried Anderson Rover, as the

to the ground to greet their parent. All could not hel

uccess?" asked Dic

ss matters have gotten pretty well twisted up. But never mind n

slangily. "We expect to have

" added the fond father anxiously. "You mustn't think

!" declared Aleck Pop solemnly. "If I hadn't dun see

s. "When the boys go up in it t

first thing, Jack," said Tom,

. "I wasn't built to fly, not me!"

esson in the manipulation of the biplane, showing them just how to regulate the engine

e bicycles?

ve for years,"

o you

came from all

you thought you were going to drown you thrashed around in a way that only made matters worse. Well, that's a lesson to remember in running a flying machine. Don't get excited and lose your presence of mind, or it may cost you your lif

lights close to the ground, and told them exactly

"But sailing a biplane is, after all, a science in itsel

but towards sunset this went down, and then the aviator said that

ou feel the biplane turning over try to jump

t was one thing to talk about going up and quite another to really fly. He realized the danger

g the machine back. Dick grasped the stee

" asked Cap

. Le

ain. "And if you turn, make a wide circle." He thought a tumble among the

ward over the ground. Then Dick shifted the elevation rudder, and up into the

er boy was in