n said?" demanded Sam in a

he isn't going to sell our

ed his way through the crowd and

harge here?"

in some surprise f

rge of this flat car wi

is that of your

o me and my brothers here," and D

u the Rover

ng that flying machine here?" went on Dick sharply, f

ny kick coming you go to the off

ant to know who ordered you

go to the offic

asked Tom, who had now come up to

hen I don't have to," returned

" cried a man in the crowd. "Why don't you

arply as before. "You had absolutely no right to touch it. If I w

ke that!" growled the section boss. "You gi

n Tom. "This flying machin

," added Sam. "And be careful that you don't bre

on boss, who was of an ugly disposition na

to Stanley. "Will you go out and see if y

ed the college

ve Budley locked up!"

resh!" stormed the section

oldest Rover boy. "This is our property, and we c

" said Jimmy B

ffice, Jimmy?" suggested a friend

e hopped down from the flat car and hurried in the direction

"And they may find it to their interest to call u

ogg?" demanded t

es

ou could take

ilroad did to the biplane. We went to get our property and found it gon

banging the door behind him. Dick heard him shout something

eman and presently came back with a bluecoat who

the section bass came from the shanty and while Stanley and t

his voice was much milder than before. "They

king it back?"

u want it," answered the section boss, and he loo

o Ashton," answered Dick. "

I'll see," w

for?" asked the pol

ou'll be needed-no

my Budley, quickly. "We had a misund

machine had been stolen," said Mu

n boss turned to Dick. "I'll get a freight engine to run t

And be careful that the bipla

in' wood now," and the se

the valuable part of her," returned Dick

own on the flat

ee abou

ride on the flat car, while Tom went with Stanley and Jack Mason in the automobi

han I expected," whispere

answer. "If I had been weak-kneed about

ness, Dick-I can see that," sai

-for I think I'

for help

es

has these weak

ds, I think, is a

he flat car. Soon a freight engine backed up, the car was attached; and off they start

d the possibility of being repaired. But the motor looked to be in good o

found that the automobile and its p

r what's left of it," said Tom. "In that barn," and

t will save the trouble and exp

ouble the remains of the biplane were transferred to the structu

ine I'll make sure that orders

ot of trouble," an

rders from that lawyer, Fogg

you want

e's too sharp fo

swered Jimmy Budley; and then he and his men rode aw

kage, what are you going to do

flying machines," answered Dick.

bile, and took a run through the country for fifty miles or more. They stopped at

various replies. Several did not care to buy the wreckag

Dick's comment. "Boys, I guess we'll

of Worcester. He wrote that he had heard that they had the wreckage f

more than those manufacturer

on the next day, going first to inspect the remain

the Rover boys. "About all that i

ine is a dand

want for the outf

ck. "The biplane cost us ab

ck. All I can use is the engin

an offer,"

three hundr

and the machine is

ix hundred dollars to me,"

ly, Dick said he would accept five hundred dollars cash; and the bargain was concluded at that figure. The money was paid over, and the Rover bo

" declared Dick, when t

y good,"

om Sam, mournfully. "Well, we had some pr