ram, tracing a sudden seriousne

th a thoughtful air he

ra

s up?" querie

imagine,"

our dates," went on Hiram,

hat bothers me

on to the fac

off and let me go," suggest

e," cried Hiram. "They'd search a long time befor

said Dave. "The t

ncel all

hing on the programme fo

aero-hydrop

chine hasn'

t's

mshaw. I want to talk to h

is hangar. Dave read him the tel

are going so finely

said Dave, "but he probabl

dge, from what he sa

t right off for th

hat if I were you,

managers and explain abo

ifter comes Dav

e concerning which Dave had received a letter from the I

s handled all right

learn what's up," said Dave. "You'll look after

will," ple

hand bag. Hiram went to the railroad depot with him

erstate Aero Company w

ree hundred miles fr

a junction about dayl

wait for a train

depot restaurant. According to schedule he would reach

airs in general, when he chanced to direct his gaze at a newspaper the man in the forw

ver to try to scan the body matter of the article, when the locomotive whistled and the train slowed up for a station. The m

e works of the Interstate Aeroplane Company. He found it to be a very large p

bearing the sign "Aerodrome." He could not resist the impulse to enter it. Then he found himself go

iplanes, and hydroplanes. In one section were samples of the various accessories of th

, we've been

ent on by the Interstate people to drill h

got a hurry call wire

the ma

here and lost myself

the new hydr

e over the face o

esitatingl

ped to Columbus y

d better let the manager t

r constraint in the ma

ntroduce you," volu

ssed several large factory buildings. In their center

ness with the agent of the company and the hydroplane expert. His companion led him past

way, Mr. Rando

ly in his chair. He arose to his feet with a pleas

u," he spoke. "You re

and came

hy we sent for you?"

sir," re

ret," proceeded the manager, "bu

paper heading he had g

red if that had anythi

per since leaving Columbu

e Interstate Company, "our new mode