Hike and the aeroplane

by Sinclair Lewis

August, 1912

TO
EDWIN AND ISABEL LEWIS,
THE AUTHOR’S OLDEST FRIENDS

CONTENTS

CHAPTER		PAGE
I	A Rescue in Canyon Diablo	[1]
II	The Mystery of the Hammering	[11]
III	Lieutenant Adeler and Wibbelty-Wobbelty	[21]
IV	The Aeroplane’s First Flight	[38]
V	The Wreck of the Yacht	[45]
VI	Go!	[56]
VII	A Glide to Safety	[61]
VIII	A Fight in the Sky	[70]
IX	Two Boys and a General	[81]
X	That Million Dollars	[93]
XI	The Merry Bell-Boy	[98]
XII	The Lone Cabin	[110]
XIII	Detective Poodle	[125]
XIV	Air-Pilot Poodle	[146]
XV	Charge!	[156]
XVI	The Captain’s Trick	[166]
XVII	At Santa Benicia Academy	[174]
XVIII	The Great Hazing	[184]
XIX	Aviating Again!	[196]
XX	The Game with the Etonians	[210]
XXI	Left Eared Dongan	[216]
XXII	Trouble in Mexico	[225]
XXIII	Rebels at the Border	[230]
XXIV	A Skirmish at Aguas Grandes	[238]
XXV	The Rain of Death	[250]
XXVI	A Kite for Watch-Tower	[258]
XXVII	Will Hike Play?	[265]
XXVIII	The Big Game	[271]

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

The waves were increasing—the yacht could not last much longer	[Frontispiece]
	PAGE
“Lay that gun down or I’ll throw you off this machine”	[78]
“Will you take a couple of soldiers and come?”	[148]
Hike passed Left Ear the ball and yelled “Beat it!”	[272]

HIKE AND THE AEROPLANE

HIKE AND THE AEROPLANE

CHAPTER I
A RESCUE IN CANYON DIABLO