loosed the strap that held him to his seat. This advice had been given as one of th

time for any of the three to do the latter. Down on the roof of the pig

ed, had broken in the middle, and the squealing porkers were now running wild. Most of them seemed to prefer the vici

. He managed to struggle to his feet, but another pig took that, seemingly, as

grunted at the impact. Then, as Lieutenant Larson tried to g

a fall, so were not harmed. Fortunately they had been tossed out on a grassy part of t

of boards. Then, with the army men to help him, he succeeded in driving the swine out of

asked the captai

f the train that came to a sudden halt because

ship was. "This is my first accident of this kind. The lever of the vertical rudder snapped,

uch damaged," said the lieutenan

tain answered. "We'll try

s to get a view of the aeroplane, an excited farmer

ig pen, and scatterin' 'em to the four winds?" he yelled. "I'll have th' law on

s," spoke the captain, ca

ey run over my chickens," snarled the unpleasant f

elieve we killed any of your pigs, however. But the shed was so rotten it was re

undred dollars-th

ew, wasn't worth

for all I know, and pork's goin' t' be high this year. I want a hundred dollars, o

. Clearly the farmer had a right to dama

d Dick, as he pulled out a roll

y. And, as Dick looked at his companions, he caugh

an' all the trouble you've caused me," g

, sharply. "I guess you know who I am. I'm Hamilton, from the Kentfield Ac

eagerly, as he held out his hand for the money. "

said Captain Grantly. "Now w

them pigs together," grumbled the

suggested the lieutenant. "I don't know whether Un

damages, though I suppose if my Uncle Ezra Larabee was here he'd ha

arabee?" asked the l

nswered Dick. "Rather '

he r

and my dog Grit never can get along together. He hates Grit and I guess Gr

do, now that the pigs are out

tered boards of the pig-shed were pulled to one side, and then it was seen that, aside from a broken landing wheel, little damage had been done.

l we can put that on and soon s

an automobile accident," spoke Dick, with a

light," the captain said. "Now let's

The broken wire was repaired and the aeroplane was now about the same as bef

he fifty dollars in his pocket, agreed to "hold back" on the craft, to steady it u

was seen coming to look for the missing one. But there was now no need of ass

ng informed, by a signal, that all was now right. When the story of th

, "your first trip, and you have an accide

own by a pig," laughed Dick. "I'll tak

u still going to build

I wouldn't miss it for a fortune. And I'm going to pull down

ck!" wis

nt up again several times, and at last was allowed to run the aeroplane himself, with the captain a

e craft up alone, with two other cadets. He had graduated a

Grantly, as Dick came back after a successful f

lots, and a number of other cadets were equally succes

nts were held. The graduation exercises were finished in a "blaze of glory." The Juniors gave a g

hen the Academy was formally closed for the term. "I want you

acilities. So he and his helper went to Hamilton Corners, to do the preliminary work. Dick and his chums were to follow as soon as

k, as he greeted his father at the

o use asking how YOU are

here? Have they started w

have the run of the place, and they've been busy ever since the

cried the cadet