"Well, my ideas are rather hazy yet," admitted the young
millionaire, "but if I can get it built, it's going to be one of
the biggest airships yet made. We'll travel in style, if we travel
at all," he said, with a laugh. "I'm thinking of having an aircraft
with some sort of enclosed cabin on it."
"Say, that will be quite an elaborate affair," commented Innis.
"The question is, will you fellows take a chance with me in it?"
asked Dick.
"Well, I guess so," responded Paul, slowly.
Innis nodded in rather a faint-hearted fashion.
"Now," said Dick, "I want to see--"
He was interrupted by shouts in the direction of the river.
"There she is!"
"She's floating down!"
"Let's get her!"
A number of cadets were thus crying out.
"Come on!" yelled Dick. "Something's happened! Maybe my motor-boat
is adrift!"
CHAPTER IV
THE ARMY AVIATORS
Dick, Paul and Innis set off at a quick pace toward the stream which
flowed at the foot of the broad expanse of green campus and parade
ground. As they hurried on they were joined by other cadets in like
haste.
"What is it?" asked the young millionaire.
"Don't know," was the answer. "Something happened on the river,
that's all I heard."
Dick and his chums were soon in a position to see for themselves,
and what they beheld was a curious sort of raft, with torn sails,
or so at least it seemed, floating down with the current. Then, as
the waters swirled about the odd craft, a piece, like the tail of
some great fish, arose for a moment.
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