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"It'll be a great, smooth roadway and a lot of people waitin' now to get back to civilization will make it a path for snowshoes and dog sleds." "Some trip up here from Fort McMurray," suggested Norman. "You said it," exclaimed Roy. "But the colonel won't have to make it on foot this winter not with the old Gitchie Manitou, and this ice road to guide us."
This remark was made because the Count, while showing a polite interest in the Gitchie Manitou, had not bubbled over with exuberance. The boys felt somewhat chagrined over this lack of enthusiasm until they recalled that to young Zept an airship was an old story, the young man having witnessed many flights by the most improved French monoplanes.
"You get out and finish him," he exclaimed as the Gitchie Manitou came to a jolting stop. "It's getting colder. I'm going to put some alcohol an' glycerine in the radiator. This isn't a very good place to freeze up." "Why not wait till we get over to the camp?" asked Roy as he dropped one of the side sections.
It was named the "Gitchie Manitou" or "Spirit of the Wind" words taken from the Cree Indians. The original ideas that resulted in this ingenious contrivance came mainly from the boys themselves. Yet they neglected no suggestions that they could find in the latest aeronautical journals.
Some apprehension on the part of even Roy had kept him and the colonel wide awake. When it grew dark and the monoplane had not returned, he made a fire of cordwood and during the long evening renewed it constantly. At half past one the Gitchie Manitou concluded its second successful trip.
Roy was so impatient that he stuttered. The different effect of Colonel Howell's explanation was undoubtedly due to the fact that he emphasized the great possibilities of the business part of the trip. Roy had sought to win favor by expatiating on the ease with which the Gitchie Manitou was to overcome the perils and privations of the almost Arctic region.
We've got to get back to Colonel Howell as fast as the airship'll go." Philip's supper was awaiting the return of the Gitchie Manitou, but its serving was long delayed. For an hour the conference that took place immediately upon the safe housing of the monoplane continued while each participant contributed his views. The conclusion was inevitable. Colonel Howell must proceed to Edmonton at once.
If any airship can make its way through blizzards, the Gitchie Manitou can. If it doesn't, it's a rank failure." The guest gave a look at each boy, as if this was what he suspected. "Look!" went on Roy. Springing into the cockpit, the two boys caught the sides of the cockpit framework and in a moment had drawn above their heads four light but strong frames of wood.
Before mounting into the cockpit the boys put on their winter caps, Mackinaw jackets and gauntlets. Then, elevating the front protecting frame, they started the Gitchie Manitou on its return flight, the wind and snow already smiting its resonant sides in a threatening manner. The young aviators had little to say concerning the situation.
It was nearly the end of August when these plans had been worked out and with the setting up of the Gitchie Manitou in its novel aerodrome and the storing away of its oil and gasoline in a little bark lean-to, the camp appeared to be ready for serious work. For a week Ewen and Miller had been setting up the wood boiler and engine for operating the derrick.
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