“You know how a good many fathers are; they seem to enjoy butting in and stopping the fun of their boys. I shall have to skip down home and get father’s consent before I dare start. I’m awfully obliged to you, Professor, but fear I shall have to wait till you come back from the Pacific coast. How easy it will be for me then to go to the governor and remind him that since you have made the six thousand mile journey safely, he can’t refuse to let me go with you across the Atlantic. That’s the scheme, Professor; what do you say to it?”
Professor Morgan stood for a moment in deep thought. Suddenly he raised his head and said with startling earnestness:
“I’ll do it!”
CHAPTER XXVI.
THE END OF THE DRAGON.
“GIVE me your hand on that!” exclaimed Harvey Hamilton, impulsively, stepping forward. Professor Morgan met him half way, for he had been completely won over. The change of mood on his part was almost incredible. The young aviator had gained a remarkable victory.
“I have been so delayed,” said the elder, “that I’m not willing to lose another minute.”
“Why should you? I shall give myself the pleasure of seeing you start and wishing you the best of luck.”
The inventor’s delight was childish. He chuckled and boasted of the sensation he would cause when, at the end of a week, he returned from the Pacific coast, and picking up Harvey Hamilton skim away for the other side of the Atlantic.