unge in a stuffy "best" parlor, which smelled as moldy as "best" parlors in farm-houses are wont to do. Bending over he

t?" asked Peggy, as she

d been at work in a distant field and were sheltering themselves under a shed. I had just taken some water to them when the storm broke. When they saw the big flash and heard

s and Ji

r young fellow

s cheerful voice from the door, which framed, b

t by lightning," declared the latter,

m to Peggy's side and thre

ame plunging down through that smoke. I was just trying to make my way through it with a bucket,

glad that the baby wasn't hurt. Poor little thing, it looked so cute in its crib. I remem

ring about. "We've telephoned to your home to Roy, Pe

t the Butterfl

you to guide her home this evening. Your nerves would not stand it. See, it's come out

t, or Roy can, to-morrow, and get the aeroplane-that is," she

came in a hearty, gruff tone from the door. They looked up to see a big farmer-like looking

lloway," said the woman, intr

young woman did fer us ter-day ther' ain't no way of repaying; bu

s way and that, he presently flung it open, revealing the inside of a wall safe. Thrusting his hand ins

thank you fer helpin' me put out ther

, sitting up and feeling, except for a

, as he shuffled out of the room and into t

uppose you have quite a lot of money on hand at times, and it i

her other day-two thousand dollars, what with ther corn and ther

s coming and blowing the door

nt safe, an' if it is opened without a knowledge of the

much interested in the doings of the afternoon, as excitedly related to him by everybody at once, and was favorably impressed with the young naval officer. Of cour

heir red aeroplane-the Red Dragon Fly, as it had been christened, and

ner at a narrow part of the road, they came almost head-on

y and Peggy were considerably astonished to see that the oncoming auto was occupied by old Mr. Hard

man Harding favored them with a scowl in passing

d leading only to that farm," rejoine

stination, for there are no

" assented Roy.

k it off. After all, why shouldn't Mr. Harding and Mortlake be driving to the farm? Mr. Harding's financial dealings comprised mortgages in every part of the island

night at the homestead, Lieut. Bradbury was driven to the station by Roy

ok at Mortlake's machines. Of course, the government

ng in his own mind what sort of a mach

ad been left under the shed at the farm. What was there to prevent Harding and Mortlake from examining it and

r not foreseeing this. He had half a mind to return to the farm and bring the aeroplane home himself

"all those devices are covered by patents, and even if th

ble to handle the aeroplane alone in the heavy wind that came now in puffs and now in a steady gale. So Roy put