Part 5 (1/2)
”I heard you mention that you knew Mr Fenwick,” replied Tom, with a smile, as he shook hands with Mr Damon
”So I do, and, what's more, I'd like to see his airshi+p Will your buttERFLY carry two passengers?”
”Easily Mr Da to do If you'll let me I'll take that run to Philadelphia with you!”
”Glad to have you coo, and, what's o with you in that--blessup his cheeks, as he exploded these words, Mr Damon fairly raised hiain
CHAPTER V
VOL-PLANING TO EARTH
For a moment after Mr Damon's announcement Tom did not reply Mr
Swift, too, see to say They did not quite kno to take their eccentric friend at tilad of your company, Mr Damon,” said Tom: ”but you must remember that er riding in the monoplane than there is in the airshi+p
In the latter, if the engine happens to stop, the sustaining gas will prevent us froine stops there--”
”Well, what happens?” asked Mr Damon, impatiently, for Tom hesitated
”You have to vol-plane back to earth”
”Vol-plane?” and there was a questioning note in Mr Daht you are at when the engine stalls Come down in a series of dips fro, the French call it, and I guess it's as good a word as any”
”Have you ever done it?” asked the odd character
”Oh, yes, several times”
”Then, bless my fur overcoat! I can do it, too, To Now you are sure you won't get nervous and want to juine happens to break down?”
”Not a bit of it I'll vol-plane whenever you are ready,” and Mr
Dahed
”Well, we'll hope on't have to,” went on Tolad of your company Mr Fenill, no doubt, be pleased to see you I've never met him, and it will be nice to have some one to introduce me Suppose you come out and see what sort of a craft you are doomed to travel in to-morrow, Mr Damon I believe you never saw ht, I haven't, but I'd be glad to I declare, I' to be quite an aviator,” and Mr Da infore, took his eccentric friend out to the shop, and exhibited the buttERFLY
As many of you have seen the ordinary ht, I will not take much space to describe Tom's Sufficient to say it was ht across the English channel