"Have your own way," murmured Innis. "But, if the airship would be
safe up here in the park, in a shed, we could take our time, and not
have to hurry so."
"I guess that would be a good plan," agreed Dick. "I'd like to see
the girls myself. We'll do it if we can find a shed."
The obliging officer arranged this for them, and the airship was
soon safely housed, a watchman being engaged to keep away the
curious. Then our friends went to breakfast, and, later, down town.
Mr. Vardon wanted to call on some fellow aviators, now that it had
been decided to postpone the start a day, and Larry Dexter had some
business to transact at the newspaper office.
"And we'll go see the girls!" cried Dick.
Mabel Hanford, Grace Knox and Irene Martin, the three young ladies
in whom the boys were more than ordinarily interested, had come on
to New York, after their school closed, and our friends had made a
half-promise to meet them in the metropolis. Now the promise could
be kept. They found the girls at a hotel, where they resided part
of the year, and, sending up their cards, were ushered to their
sitting-room.
"And did you really come all the way from Hamilton Corners to New
York in your airship?" asked Mabel of Dick.
"We surely did," he answered. "And we're going to start for San
Francisco tomorrow. We just stopped overnight to see you."
"We appreciate the honor," laughed Irene, with a bow.
"Have you any engagement for tonight?" asked Innis.
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