Hiram was evidently on the lookout for his three chums, since he beckoned them over as soon as he caught their eyes.
“Well, we’ve come!” said Tubby, breathlessly, as they lined up alongside the other.
“Now tell us what’s in the wind!” added Andy, impatiently.
“Something has happened,” began Hiram, mysteriously.
“You said that in your note,” grumbled Andy.
“The Company,” Hiram continued, “have been waiting for me to show up, and they’re just so eager to find out what my stabilizer can do that they can’t stand for the delay any longer.”
“Great governor! they don’t mean to steal your idea, I hope?” asked Tubby.
“Oh, no, I guess not!” replied the other, calmly. “You see they’ve applied it to one of their best machines to give it a try-out.”
“Bully! that suits you all right!” urged Andy, enthusiastically.
“I should say yes!” declared Hiram, with a wide grin. “And if you crane your necks right now so as to rubber and look up you’ll see that same aëroplane soaring along there!”