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Aeroplane Chums in the Tropics
1912
The further trials and triumphs of the venturesome aeroplane lads areset forth in a particularly thrilling manner in the third volume of thisseries, now on sale everywhere, and which is entitled, "The Bird BoysAmong the Clouds; or, Young Aviators in a Wreck."
or, Aeroplane Chums in The Tropics
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"But the Bird boys won the prize of a silver cup!"
"What if they did? It was by a hair's breadth, Mr. Smarty!"
"And their monoplane was proven to be faster than the big biplane youbuilt, Puss Carberry!"
"Oh! was it? Don't you be too sure of that, Larry!"
"Didn't it land on the summit of Old Thunder Top ahead of you and Sandy,in the race that afternoon? Tell me that!" and Larry Geohegan bristledup to the recognized bully of Bloomsbury, while a dozen fellowsclustered around on the deck of the big power boat, listening eagerly tothis war of words.
They were on their way home from a very exciting game of baseball thathad been played at Cranford, across the lake. And after ten innings ofhot work the nine from Bloomsbury had won. But not until they hadchanged pitchers, upon tying the score in the ninth, after coming upfrom behind.
Puss and Larry both wore the uniform of the home players, and there wereothers on the boat who also belonged to the team. In fact, the staunchvessel had been placed at the disposal of the baseball club for thisday, by Commodore Elliott, the rich owner.
Larry had never been one of the adherents whom Puss could call upon toback him up when he tried conclusions with a hostile faction; in fact,Larry had always been an admirer of Frank Bird, who was recognized asthe most persistent rival the