lowed at the foot of the broad expanse of green campus and parade grou

asked the youn

. "Something happened on the

sort of raft, with torn sails, or so at least it seemed, floating down with the current. Then, as t

atling guns is it?" as

d, or held by some snag, and now it's come to the surface. We ought to get it. He'll want to sav

en tampered with by someone so as to b

ied Dick. "Come on

The latter was moving slowly from the force of the current, which was not rapid here. The affair of wings, struts, planes and machinery floated, half submerged, and probably

ld have done the same, perhaps, save for the fa

ck, as he guided his motor-boat close to

s the Mabel, Dick's boat, was headed toward shore, towing the wreck

attached to the aircraft that floated at her stern, and the wrec

smash,

lanes, all ben

motor is

gger than I th

o Mr. Vardon and his helper to come and look at the salvaged wreck, and they were goon on the scene, toge

'd better be getting back to New York. They may want to send me on some other assignment

way," remarked Dick, as he ceased from pullin

ed Larry. "Wha

ou?" inquired Dick, of the young reporter. "That is, you do

help out the paper on such a stunt if they need me. They assigned me to this Mr. Vardon because it looked as though he had a good thing. Now that it

in too much of a hurry,"

gh there was something in

e wind soon, or, rather, in the air," said Dick. "I mig

for you! I'll give you a good write-

hip I'd like to have you make some flights with me. That might serve your end as well as going w

off a wire at once, and let the managing editor know I'm goi

first," went on Dick, "for I've got to learn this art of flying, a

be other news for you a

l ne

t Mr. Vardon said about his

to perfection the day before, and then, all at once, she t

her out of the water now," said Dick. "And there

I've been so busy getting straightene

ructions, and there may be all sorts of s

ship. It sure will be great to take a flight with you.

om death, were carefully examining the airship which was now hauled out on a level spot

you know someone will step on you, and you'll just natural

l in charge of one of the orderlies to be taken to the stable. Grit whined and ba

of his cousin, as the latter went carefu

wer. "The engine is not as badly smashed as I expected, but it will take some time to

nd done on purpose, too!" declared Jack Butt. "And

se," interrupted the aviator

" grudgingly agreed the other. "B

h good reason. For had he not been near to death; an

arrack sheds, which Mr. Vardon announced would

be used again, and looking particularly for defects in the gyroscope stabilizer, or equilibrizer. Larry and Jack Butt helped at

were to come to Kentfield, and that Dick Hamilton, one of the best liked of the cadets, was to have a

ine, that, as the cadets in their natty uniforms were going through the last d

, as it were, and despite the fact that the order

ward the campus which made an ide

d, nor was there any rebuke from

hat the students could hardly be expected to stand at at

drop as lightly as a boy's kite. And, as they came to a stop with the application of the drag brake,