Motor Matt's Air Ship; or, The Rival Inventors

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MOTOR MATT'S AIR-SHIP;
OR,
The Rival Inventors.
By the author of MOTOR MATT.
Matt King , concerning whom there has always been a mystery—a lad of splendid athletic abilities, and never-failing nerve, who has won for himself, among the boys of the Western town, the popular name of Mile-a-minute Matt. Carl Pretzel , a cheerful and rollicking German lad, who is led by a fortunate accident to hook up with Motor Matt in double harness. Hamilton Jerrold , an honest inventor who has devoted his life to aeronautics, and who has built a successful air-ship called the Eagle. Hector Brady , a rival inventor who has stolen his ideas from Hamilton Jerrold. His air-ship is called the Hawk and is used for criminal purposes. Brady's attempt to secure Motor Matt's services as driver of the Hawk brings about the undoing of the criminal gang. Whipple, Needham, Grove, Harper and Pete , members of the Brady's air-ship gang of thieves. Helen Brady , Hector Brady's daughter, who helps Motor Matt.
CAPTURING AN AIR-SHIP.
Py shiminy grickets! Vat do you t'ink oof dot! See dere vonce, Matt. A palloon, or I vas a lopsder! Und vat a funny palloon it iss.
Motor Matt and his Dutch chum, Carl Pretzel, were sitting by a quiet country roadside, in the shade of some trees. Drawn up near them was a light touring-car.
The boys were several miles out of the city of Chicago, from which place they had started about the middle of the forenoon, and they had halted in that shady spot between Hammond and Hegewisch to eat the lunch they had brought with them. Carl had just finished the last piece of fried chicken when, happening to look skyward, he saw something that brought him to his feet with a jump. As he called to his chum, he pointed with the drum-stick, at which he had been nibbling.