He wrote it in his best style, and
then enclosed the "copy" in a leather case.
"I'm going to drop this when we are passing over some city," he
explained. "Someone is sure to pick it up, and I've put a note in
saying that if they will file the copy at some telegraph office, so
it can be sent to my paper, they'll get five dollars on presentation
of my note."
"Good idea!" cried Dick.
"Oh, I've got to get the news to the office, somehow," said Larry
with a smile.
A little later they passed over a large town, and, though they did
not know the name of it, Larry dropped his story and eventually, as
he learned later, it reached the office safely, and made a hit.
In order that all might become familiar with the workings of the
airship, Dick, after a while, relinquished the wheel to one of his
chums. Thus they took turns guiding the craft through the air, and
gained valuable experience.
They flew along easily, and without incident, until dusk began to
overcast the sky, and then the electric lamps were set aglow, and
in the cosy cabin they gathered about the table on which Innis had
spread a tempting lunch.
"Say, this sure is going some!" cried Larry, as he took another
helping of chicken, prepared on the electric stove. "Think of
dining a mile in the air!"
"As long as we don't fall down while we're dining, I shan't mind,"
mumbled Paul, as he picked a wishbone.
The night passed without incident of moment. For a time no one
wanted to go to the comfortable bunks, but Dick insisted that they
must get used to sleeping aboard his craft, so the watch was told
off, two of the occupants of the Abaris to be on duty for two hours
at a time, to be relieved by others.
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