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But though the animal was usually very fond of this delicacy, he now refused it. "That's queer," mused Dick. "I can't understand that. Something surely must be wrong. I hope he isn't going to be sick." "Had we better go any higher?" asked Innis, at the wheel, as he noted the hand on the gage. "We're up nearly nine thousand feet now, and " "Hold her there!" cried Mr. Vardon.
Grit whined and barked in protest at being separated from his master, but Dick wanted no accidents. "Do you find anything wrong?" asked Innis of his cousin, as the latter went carefully over each part of the wrecked airship. "Well, it's hard to say, on account of there being so many broken places," was the answer.
"On Monday we'll set to work," said his father. "I dare say Joel" this was the carpenter down at Innis village "will lend me a few tools to start with. But the clearing up will take us all to-day." They ate their dinner in the vestry. Taffy observed that his father said: "We will do this," or "Our best plan will be so-and-so," and spoke to him as to a grown man.
"Then let's go there and have breakfast," suggested the young millionaire. "We'll have a little more room than in the airship, and Innis won't have to do the cooking." "Oh, I don't mind," the stout cadet put in. "What about leaving the airship all alone?" asked Paul, for already a crowd had gathered about it. "I'll look out for it while you're gone," promised the officer.
"No, because there are more railroad travelers to be killed. No cloud flights for mine!" A group of cadets, Dick, Innis and Paul among them, were discussing the latest news at Kentfield. It was the day following the accident to the biplane. After a brief consultation with Mr.
A jolly informality made up for Austin's shortcoming; Gerald and his pretty bride were the centres of delighted curiosity from the Minster twins and the Innis girls and Evelyn Cardwell all her intimates. And the younger Draymores, the Grays, Lawns, and Craigs were there in force gay, noisy, unembarrassed young people who seemed scarcely younger or gayer than the young matron, their hostess.
"And we're at least going to share in the glory of it," added Innis. "Twenty thousand dollars!" murmured Uncle Ezra. "Is it possible?" "Oh, it's true enough, sir," put in Mr. Vardon. "The offer has been formally made. I know several of my aviator friends who are going to have a try for it. I intended to myself, but for the accident in which my craft was smashed.
The girls, who had arisen, evidently to come down to the float, and welcome the approaching cadets, seemed disappointed. One of them had waved her handkerchief in response to a salute from Paul. "Here, take some of this and clean your face," suggested Paul, handing Dick some cotton waste from a seat locker. "And here's a bit for your shoes," added Innis, performing a like service.
"Abaris, if you will look in the back of your dictionary, you will note was a Scythian priest of Apollo," said Innis, with a patronizing air at his display of knowledge. "He is said to have ridden through the air on an arrow. Isn't that a good name for your craft, Dick?" "It sure is. I'll christen her Abaris as soon as she's ready to launch. Good idea, Innis."
Raymond went back to his beloved books, but not to read; and early next morning was ready at the cross-roads for the van which plied twice a week between Innis village and Truro. He had three boxes with him heavy boxes, as Calvin the van-driver remarked when it came to lifting them on board. "Thee'rt not leaving us, surely?" said he. "No." "But however didst get these lumping boxes up the hill?"
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