The Dreadnought Boys on Aero Service

AS HERC TURNED, HE WAS CERTAIN THAT HE HAD SEEN A FACE VANISH QUICKLY FROM THE CASEMENT.
BY CAPTAIN WILBUR LAWTON
AUTHOR OF THE DREADNOUGHT BOYS ON BATTLE PRACTICE, THE DREADNOUGHT BOYS ABOARD A DESTROYER, THE DREADNOUGHT BOYS ON A SUBMARINE, ETC.
NEW YORK HURST & COMPANY PUBLISHERS
Copyright, 1912, BY HURST & COMPANY


SOMETHING NEW IN NAVAL LIFE.
One breezy day in early June, when a fresh wind off shore was whipping the water into sparkling white caps, excitement and comment fairly hummed about the crowded foredecks of the big Dreadnought Manhattan .
The formidable looking sea-fighter lay with half a dozen other smaller naval vessels—battleships and cruisers—in the stretch of water known as Hampton Roads, which, sheltered by rising ground, has, from time immemorial, formed an anchorage for our fighting-ships, and is as rich in historical associations as any strip of sea within the jurisdiction of the United States.