THE MOTOR BOYS
IN THE CLOUDS
Or
A Trip for Fame and Fortune
BY
AUTHOR OF “THE MOTOR BOYS,” “THE MOTOR BOYS OVERLAND,”
“THE MOTOR BOYS AFLOAT,” “JACK RANGER’S SCHOOLDAYS,”
“JACK RANGER’S OCEAN CRUISE,” ETC.
ILLUSTRATED
NEW YORK
THE MOTOR BOYS SERIES
(Trade Mark, Reg. U. S. Patent Office.)
12mo. Illustrated
Price per volume, 60 cents, postpaid
THE MOTOR BOYS
Or Chums Through Thick and Thin
THE MOTOR BOYS OVERLAND
Or A Long Trip for Fun and Fortune
THE MOTOR BOYS IN MEXICO
Or The Secret of the Buried City
THE MOTOR BOYS ACROSS THE PLAINS
Or The Hermit of Lost Lake
THE MOTOR BOYS AFLOAT
Or The Stirring Cruise of the Dartaway
THE MOTOR BOYS ON THE ATLANTIC
Or The Mystery of the Lighthouse
THE MOTOR BOYS IN STRANGE WATERS
Or Lost in a Floating Forest
THE MOTOR BOYS ON THE PACIFIC
Or The Young Derelict Hunters
THE MOTOR BOYS IN THE CLOUDS
Or A Trip for Fame and Fortune
THE JACK RANGER SERIES
12mo. Finely Illustrated
Price per volume, $1.00, postpaid
JACK RANGER’S SCHOOLDAYS
Or The Rivals of Washington Hall
JACK RANGER’S WESTERN TRIP
Or From Boarding School to Ranch and Range
JACK RANGER’S SCHOOL VICTORIES
Or Track, Gridiron and Diamond
JACK RANGER’S OCEAN CRUISE
Or The Wreck of the Polly Ann
JACK RANGER’S GUN CLUB
Or From Schoolroom to Camp and Trail
Copyright, 1910, by
Cupples & Leon Company
The Motor Boys in the Clouds
PREFACE
Dear Boys:
In this, the ninth of the books in the “MotorBoys Series,” Jerry, Ned and Bob decide that asthey have had a number of adventures on landand water, the only place left for them to seesights is up in the air, above the clouds. At firstthis plan was considered rather dubious, as, thoughconsiderable progress has been made toward mensailing about in the upper regions by means ofdirigible balloons or aeroplanes, the science is stillfar from perfected.
But when the boys had attended an aero carnival,and witnessed the flight of a large dirigibleballoon, they decided there was nothing for themto