“I suppose you won’t mind my paying your expenses,” suggested the president, when they reached the square.
“Got to have hack fare and dinner money,” said Bud, with a smile. And accepting a five dollar bill, Bud was off to the fair-grounds and airship shed again.
[CHAPTER X]
THE FLIGHT IN THE DARK.
At twelve o’clock that day, while Bud was busy on the aeroplane, Mr. T. Glenn Dare and Attorney Cyrus Stockwell suddenly appeared before the airship shed. Mr. Dare walked in briskly, took off his coat, and gave every sign of taking charge of the apparatus. Bud shook his head.
“Strangers not allowed in here, sir.”
The expert laughed.
“Since I’ve a contract that calls for my being here, I was about to say the same thing to you, young man.”
“I guess we understand ourselves,” replied Bud, with composure. “President Elder has been in here several times this morning. He left orders for me to keep all strangers out.”