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 were

cords, 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