the flying machine, which was rising higher and higher in the air, with a n

, came running into view. "By gum, if them boys ain't gone an' flew without waitin' fer that man to show 'em! Who's

, who was kneeling beside his brother. "

d. One of the wheels underneath struck a chimney a glancing blow, hurling the bricks in all directions. As they came clatter

s it a-er-a cyclone?"

answered Mrs. Rover. "Bu

ting upward. "Saints preserve us!" sh

ndolph Rover. He gazed around h

ill themselves!" groaned Mrs. Rover

traption!" came suddenly from Alec

xander! A flying machine cannot run itself. There must

ll out!" screamed Mrs. Rover, a

barn." And he ran in that direction, followed by the colored man, and then by his wife and the cook. In the

d and placed him on a pile of horse blankets, and was washing his wounded head wit

-is he--" she c

unt Martha," was the reply. "B

chine do it?" quer

started the engine and the propellers i

' ain't bof killed. Wot kin I do, Massa Tom?" And he got down on his knees b

answered Tom, and at that moment Dick commenced to stir.

op her, Tom!"

Mrs. Rover, and got down beside him. "Oh,

ay, what's happened?" he went on, looking from o

"You got struck and knocked

ead aches!" He put up his hand and noticed the blood. "Got a pret

I saw of her she was s

answered Aleck. "Went on right

of it getting her back." Dick gritted

head up," said Mrs. Rover. "I'll wash the wo

Rover, who was a scientific farmer and something of a c

ing room, and then his aunt went to work to make him comfortable. The cut was not

e assured his Aunt Martha. "I only

ded Tom, who had to have his little j

no worse," answered Mrs. R

mason here to mend the chi

said Tom. "But say, I'd like to know where

used Randolph. "If it did you may have m

dolph. What I am afraid of is, that the biplane came down in the

is t

look for the machine," went on Tom. "And I

ck. "And I'll go out with you to-morrow,

easy, Dick," cau

night's sleep will be sure to set me on my feet again.

asoline on board?" q

the Dartaway could go a good many miles,

Was that the na

art away, didn't sh

les," continued Dick. "But I doubt it. With nobody to ste

nswered Tom, philosophically. Yet the thought of the

use, and Sam Rover appeared, driving the family car. He was alone on the front seat and in

the sitting room and saw Dick with his head bound up. "Wh

am," was

"And the biplane floored us on the first round." And

. He took Dick's hand. "Not hurt much

I'll soo

n't know if I had better tell you or not." And he looked around, to see i

m, who quickly saw that Sam

you th

ws?" ask

nd it, Dick. It will

rted the oldest Rover boy. "If you've

e your head ach

ow, what's the n

Sam Rover walked over to the

the others about it,

m, and now he showed that he

, slowly, and turned a bit red. "She told me a

ora?" questioned Dick, half rising

o. But don't get excited. Nothi

up and tell us,-don't keep

ays ago and she and Dora went to Ithaca to do some shopping. While in that town, coming along t

he Stanhope home!" exclaimed Dick. "And after

it, Dick-not from what G

does s

g freely. The two got right in front of the girls and commenced to threaten them and threaten us. Nobody else was near, and the girl

uestioned Tom, who could see that his

roll of bank bills out of his pocket and flourished it in her face. 'Do you see that?' he asked. 'Well, I can get more where that came from, and I am going to use that and more, too, just to ge

that?" asked

wonder she and Dora w

, especially if he had been dr

sigh. "With such a rascal at liberty,-and with money

not answered, for at that moment Mrs. Rover came into the room, and the course of the co