"So you got here, after all, Dad?" he cried, as he shook hands, Paul
and Innis also coming over to meet the millionaire.
"Well, I felt I just had to come, Dick, after all you wrote and
telegraphed me," replied Mr. Hamilton. "I thought we could do
better by having a talk than by correspondence. But, I tell you,
frankly, I don't approve of what you are going to do."
Dick's chums looked curiously at him.
"I may as well confess," laughed the young millionaire, "I'm
thinking of buying an airship, fellows."
"Whew!" whistled Paul.
"That's going some, as the boys say," commented Innis. "Tell us
all about it."
"I will," said Dick, frankly. "It's been on my mind the last few
days, and--"
"So that's been your worry!" interrupted Paul. "I knew it was
something, but I never guessed it was that. Fire ahead."
"Ever since your cousin came here, Innis, in his craft, and since
the colonel has arranged for aviation instruction, I've been
thinking of having an airship of my own," Dick resumed. "I wrote
to dad about it, but he didn't seem to take to the idea very much."
"No, I can't say that I did," said Mr. Hamilton, decidedly. "I
consider it dangerous."
"It's getting more safe every day, Dad. Look how dangerous
automobiling was at the start, and yet that's nearly perfect now,
though of course there'll always be accidents. But I won't go in
for this thing, Dad, if you really don't want me to."
"Well, I won't say no, and I'll not say yes--at least not just yet,"
said Mr.
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