THE FLIGHT OF THE SILVER SHIP
Around the World
Aboard a Giant Dirigible
by
Hugh McAlister
Author of
“A Viking of the Sky,” “Flaming River,”
“Steve Holworth of the Oldham Works,”
“Conqueror of the Highroad,”
“Stand By”
THE SAALFIELD PUBLISHING COMPANY
AKRON, OHIO NEW YORK
Made in U. S. A.

THE FLIGHT OF THE SILVER SHIP
Copyright, MCMXXX
by The Saalfield Publishing Company
Printed in the United States of America

CONTENTS

I[David Chooses]
II[Lord Cram]
III[The Silver Ship]
IV[Assistant Pilot]
V[A Stowaway]
VI[The Control Room]
VII[Through the Storm]
VIII[The Cradle of the Zeppelin]
IX[Eastward]
X[Banzai!]
XI[A Student Prince]
XII[Customs and Costumes]
XIII[An Eavesdropper]
XIV[On the Observer’s Platform]
XV[More Speed]
XVI[Partners]

The Flight of the Silver Ship

CHAPTER I
DAVID CHOOSES

David Ellison would never forget his last night at prep school. He had had a hard time explaining to his three best friends that his plans for college had failed. Lolling on the grass in the pleasant June dusk, enjoying the comfortable relaxation after the hectic hours of Commencement Day, he had put off the evil moment as long as he possibly could. Finally he exploded his bomb.