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"I shall report whoever the army man was that did not make an attempt to stop their attack on us," declared Lieutenant McBride, bitterly. "I don't know who was assigned to the Larabee, but he certainly ought to be court-martialed." "Perhaps no army representative was aboard at all," suggested Paul. "There were three persons on the airship," said Larry. "I saw them."
At any rate preparations for building the craft, in an unused part of Uncle Ezra's woolen mill at Dankville, went on apace. I say apace, and yet I must change that. Uncle Ezra, with his usual "closeness" regarding money, rather hampered Larson's plans. "What do you reckon an airship ought to cost?" Mr. Larabee had asked when he first decided he would undertake it.
"Ezra, be you goin' up in that contraption?" asked Aunt Samantha, as she came out in the meadow where a starting ground had been laid out. "I'm aiming to, if he comes back alive with it," Uncle Ezra made answer, grimly. "Well, as I said before, it's flyin' in the face of Providence," declared Mrs. Larabee. "I might as well order my mourning now, and be done with it."
"Because we've got secrets about it," replied Mr. Larabee. "There's secret inventions on my airship that haven't been patented yet, and I don't want you going in there, Nephew Richard, and taking some of my builder's ideas and using 'em on your airship. I won't have it! That's why I won't let you in. I'm not going to have you taking our ideas, not by a jugful!"
"But she'll work easier up a little more." "No it it's too far to fall!" said Mr. Larabee, and he could not keep his voice from trembling. Really, though, he stood it bravely, though probably the thought of all the money he had invested in the craft, as well as the prize he was after, buoyed up his spirits. "How do you like it?" asked Larson, when they had circled around over Mr.
"I am surely glad to see you!" cried Dick, as he shook hands with him. "There's nobody I'd like better to come along!" "And there's nobody I'd like better to go with," said the officer, with a laugh. "I was only assigned to you at the last minute. First I was booked to go with a man named Larabee." "He's my uncle. I'm glad you didn't!" chuckled Dick.
No one save Uncle Ezra and the lieutenant and his workmen, were allowed in the factory where the machine was being constructed. It was to be kept a secret as to the form of construction. Meanwhile, having committed himself to becoming an aviator, Mr. Larabee began to study the methods of birdmen. These he read diligently.
Crittenden, as he looked aloft at them. "But I wouldn't be surprised t' see 'em come smashin' down ag'in any minute," he added pessimistically. "Anyhow, I got ten dollars out of Ezra Larabee!" he concluded, with a chuckle. Mr. Larabee looked glum when he and the lieutenant got back to the airship shed. "This is costing me a terrible pile of money!" said the crabbed old man. "A terrible pile!
Larabee went off on several short trips. "I wonder whatever's got into him?" mused Aunt Samantha. "I never knew him to act this way before. I do hope he isn't doing anything rash!" If she had only known! Uncle Ezra became more and more engrossed with his caller who came several days in succession.
Larabee, firmly, putting his hand in his pocket, as if to resist any attempt to get money from it. "Ten dollars or you don't take that machine out!" cried Hank. "You're trespassers on my land, too! I could have you arrested for that, as well as suin' ye fer bustin' my tree." "I'll never pay," said Uncle Ezra. "Come on, Lieutenant, we'll take the airship out in spite of him."
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