Chapter I: Front Matter

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HIKE AND THE AEROPLANE

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HIKE AND THE
AEROPLANE

BY
TOM GRAHAM

WITH ILLUSTRATIONS IN TWO COLORS BY
ARTHUR HUTCHINS

NEW YORK
FREDERICK A. STOKES COMPANY
PUBLISHERS

_Copyright, 1912, by_
FREDERICK A. STOKES COMPANY

_All rights reserved, including that of translation into foreign
languages, including the Scandinavian_

TO
EDWIN AND ISABEL LEWIS,
THE AUTHOR’S OLDEST FRIENDS

CONTENTS

CHAPTER PAGE

I A RESCUE IN CANYON DIABLO 1

II THE MYSTERY OF THE HAMMERING 11

III LIEUTENANT ADELER AND WIBBELTY-WOBBELTY 21

IV THE AEROPLANE’S FIRST FLIGHT 38

V THE WRECK OF THE YACHT 45

VI GO! 56

VII A GLIDE TO SAFETY 61

VIII A FIGHT IN THE SKY 70

IX TWO BOYS AND A GENERAL 81

X THAT MILLION DOLLARS 93

XI THE MERRY BELL-BOY 98

XII THE LONE CABIN 110

XIII DETECTIVE POODLE 125

XIV AIR-PILOT POODLE 146

XV CHARGE! 156

XVI THE CAPTAIN’S TRICK 166

XVII AT SANTA BENICIA ACADEMY 174

XVIII THE GREAT HAZING 184

XIX AVIATING AGAIN! 196

XX THE GAME WITH THE ETONIANS 210

XXI LEFT EARED DONGAN 216

XXII TROUBLE IN MEXICO 225

XXIII REBELS AT THE BORDER 230

XXIV A SKIRMISH AT AGUAS GRANDES 238

XXV THE RAIN OF DEATH 250

XXVI A KITE FOR WATCH-TOWER 258

XXVII WILL HIKE PLAY? 265

XXVIII THE BIG GAME 271

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

The waves were increasing—the yacht could not last much
longer _Frontispiece_

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“Lay that gun down or I’ll throw you off this machine” 78

“Will you take a couple of soldiers and come?” 148

Hike passed Left Ear the ball and yelled “Beat it!” 272

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