Part 5 (2/2)

The body was not unlike that of a butterfly or dragon fly, long and slender, consisting of a rectangular frame with canvas stretched over it, and a seat for two just aft of the engine and controlling levers Back of the seat stretched out a long frales to it The ends of the plane ter bent up or down, so as to preserve the horizontal equilibrium of the craft

At the extreme end was the vertical rudder, which sent the ht

Forward, alon fly, was the large, round There was the usual propeller in front, operated by a four cylinderair cooled, and set like the spokes of a wheel around the asolene tank, and other ht-hand operator's seat, where Toer up with hih the machine would easily carry two, and he was a little nervous about the outcome of the trip with Mr Da inventor, as he wheeled the buttERFLY out of the shed, and began pu up the tires of the bicycle wheels on which it ran over the ground, to get ih hich to rise

”It looks a little frail, co RED CLOUD, To up in her just the same; bless my buttons if I'rit of his friend

The rest of the day was busily spenton neire stays, changing the rudder cables, and tuning up the htened on the shaft, and toward evening Toht

”Want to come, Mr Damon?” he asked

”I'll wait, and see how it acts with you aboard,” was the answer

”Not that I', but perhaps it won't work just right now”

”Oh, I guess it will,” ventured Tom, and in order to be able to know just how his buttERFLY was going to behave, with a passenger of Mr

Da of sand on the extra seat

The round

Tom took his place in the seat, and Mr Jackson started the propeller At first the engine failed to respond, but suddenly with a burst of s The hat of Mr Da back of the machine, was blown off by the wind created by the propeller

”Blessas that!”

”Let go!” cried To back the ht,” answered the engineer

An instant later the explosions alasolene Then, like soround Faster and faster it went, until the young inventor, knowing that he had h, tilted his planes to catch the wind

Up he went froher, and then, in a big spiral, he began ascending until he was five hundred feet in the air Up there he traveled back and forth, in circles, and in figure eights, desiring to test the ine stopped, and to those below, anxiously watching, the silence became almost oppressive, for Tom had somewhat descended, and the explosions had been plainly heard by those observing hiine's stalled!” cried Garret Jackson

Mr Swift heard the words, and looked anxiously up at his son

”Is he in any danger?” gasped Mr Dareat bird, disabled in ht, the monoplane swooped doard A moment later a hearty shout from Tom reassured them