Chapter I: Front Matter

Transcriber’s Note

Obvious typos and punctuation errors corrected, otherwise, variations in spelling retained. Italic text is represented by underscores surrounding the _italic text_. Bold text is represented by equals signs surrounding the =bold text=. Small capitals have been converted to ALL CAPS.

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The Flying Girl

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The Flying Girl

BY

EDITH VAN DYNE

Author of

Aunt Jane’s Nieces, Aunt Jane’s Nieces Abroad, Aunt Jane’s Nieces at
Millville, Aunt Jane’s Nieces at Work, Aunt Jane’s Nieces
in Society, Aunt Jane’s Nieces and Uncle John

Illustrated by Joseph Pierre Nuyttens

Publishers
The Reilly & Britton Co.
Chicago

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Copyright 1911
by
The Reilly & Britton Co.

_The Flying Girl_

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CONTENTS

CHAPTER PAGE
I ORISSA 13
II A DISCIPLE OF AVIATION 20
III THE KANE AIRCRAFT 32
IV MR. BURTHON IS CONFIDENTIAL 38
V BETWEEN MAN AND MAN—AND A GIRL 47
VI A BUCKING BIPLANE 55
VII SOMETHING WRONG 62
VIII MR. BURTHON’S PROPOSITION 71
IX THE OTHER FELLOW 78
X A FRESH START 83
XI ORISSA RESIGNS 89
XII THE SPYING OF TOT TYLER 96
XIII SYBIL IS CRITICAL 105
XIV THE FLYING FEVER 113
XV A FINAL TEST 122
XVI THE OPENING GUN 132
XVII A CURIOUS ACCIDENT 139
XVIII THE ONE TO BLAME 144
XIX PLANNING THE CAMPAIGN 155
XX UNCLE AND NIECE 164
XXI MR. H. CHESTERTON RADLEY-TODD 174
XXII THE FLYING GIRL 184
XXIII A BATTLE IN THE AIR 192
XXIV THE CRIMINAL 202
XXV THE REAL HEROINE 215
XXVI OF COURSE 222

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LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

“Orissa—The Flying Girl” _Frontispiece_
Orissa stood with hands clasped 64
“It—interests me” 124
The rescue 197

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