Part 15 (1/2)
He agreed to accompany Tom to the aviation park when it was tier in the ten-thousand-dollar contest
”It h the air,” said Miss Nestor one day, when Toround, trying the engine, which had been keyed up to a higher pitch of speed ”I consider it perfectlythat way”
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Really there isn't”
”Oh! I'd never dare do it!” replied the girl, with a gasp ”That machine is too swift by name and swift by nature for rass-cutting flight, Toested Mr Dahtened at that”
”Grass cutting?” repeated the girl ”What in the world does thata few feet up in the air,” answered the young inventor, who had now fully recovered froht intruder In spite of many inquiries, no clues to his identity had been obtained
”How high do you go when you 'cut grass,' as you call it?” asked Miss Nestor, and Toer curiosity in her voice
”Not high at all,” he said ”In fact, sometimes I do cut off the tops of tall daisies Come, Mary! Won't you try that? I know you'll like it, and when you've been over the lawn a few tier”
”I--I ally ”Will you take me dohen I want to come?”
”Of course,” said To-Bird was all ready for a trial flight, and Tolad of the chance to test it, especially with such a pretty passenger as was Miss Nestor
”Blessto be cut out, Toetto aeroplaning, you young rascal!” And he playfully shook his finger at Toet enthusiastic over it,” said Miss Nestor, who, now that she had taken her place in one of the slad of the chance to change her mind But she did not
”Now, if you take me ain, Tom Swift!” she exclaimed
”Five feet it shall be, unless you yourself ask to go higher,” was the youth's reply, as he winked at Mr Da, and he was almost sure of ould happen ”You can take a tape , and see for yourself,” he added to his fair passenger ”The barograph will hardly register such a little height”
”Well, it's as high as I want to go,” said the girl ”Oh!” with a screa?”
”In a irl The motor was speeded up until it sounded like the roar of the ocean surf in a storo!” cried To back the Huht shove to over-coround at every increasing speed
Miss Nestor caught her breath with a gasp, glanced at Torip of the uprights slightly relaxed
”We'll go up a little way in aover the level ground
He pulled a lever slightly, and the Hu-Bird rose a little in the air, but only for a short distance, not h he had to run the engine at a greater speed than would have been the case had he been in the sustaining upper currents
It was as if the Hu held so closely to the earth
Around in a big circle, back and forth went the craft, at no tilanced at Miss Nestor Her cheeks were unusually red, and there was a bright sparkle in her eyes