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  “WHY, IT’S DASHAWAY!” _Dave Dashaway the Young Aviator Page 204_

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  Dave Dashaway the Young Aviator

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  In the Clouds for Fame and Fortune

  BY ROY ROCKWOOD AUTHOR OF “DAVE DASHAWAY AND HIS HYDROPLANE,” “DAVE DASHAWAY AND HIS GIANT AIRSHIP,” “THE GREAT MARVEL SERIES,” ETC.

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  NEW YORK CUPPLES & LEON COMPANY PUBLISHERS

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  BOOKS FOR BOYS BY ROY ROCKWOOD

  =DAVE DASHAWAY SERIES=

  12mo. Cloth. Illustrated. Price per volume, 40 cents, postpaid.

  DAVE DASHAWAY THE YOUNG AVIATOR Or, In the Clouds for Fame and Fortune DAVE DASHAWAY AND HIS HYDROPLANE Or, Daring Adventures Over the Great Lakes DAVE DASHAWAY AND HIS GIANT AIRSHIP Or, A Marvellous Trip Across the Atlantic DAVE DASHAWAY AROUND THE WORLD Or, A Young Yankee Aviator Among Many Nations

  =THE GREAT MARVEL SERIES=

  12mo. Cloth. Illustrated. Price per volume, 60 cents, postpaid.

  THROUGH THE AIR TO THE NORTH POLE Or, The Wonderful Cruise of the Electric Monarch UNDER THE OCEAN TO THE SOUTH POLE Or, The Strange Cruise of the Submarine Wonder FIVE THOUSAND MILES UNDERGROUND Or, The Mystery of the Center of the Earth THROUGH SPACE TO MARS Or, The Most Wonderful Trip on Record LOST ON THE MOON Or, In Quest of the Field of Diamonds

  Copyrighted, 1913, by CUPPLES & LEON COMPANY

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  DAVE DASHAWAY THE YOUNG AVIATOR

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  CONTENTS

  CHAPTER PAGE I. DAVE DASHAWAY’S MODEL 1 II. FROM THE CLOUDS 11 III. BREAKING AWAY 19 IV. DAVE DASHAWAY’S HIDEOUT 31 V. MAKING OFF 41 VI. CADMUS 49 VII. ROBBED 56 VIII. A STARTLING SURPRISE 64 IX. MAKING HIS WAY 71 X. AT THE HANGARS 81 XI. THE AIR KING 89 XII. A NEW FRIEND 97 XIII. A START IN BUSINESS 104 XIV. HIS FIRST AIRSHIP RIDE 112 XV. THE PARACHUTE GARMENT 120 XVI. THE YOUNG AVIATOR 128 XVII. KIDNAPPED 138 XVIII. AN ALL NIGHT CAPTIVITY 145 XIX. ANOTHER MISTAKE 152 XX. IN TRAINING 160 XXI. THE AMATEUR TROPHY 169 XXII. A NIGHT ADVENTURE 177 XXIII. A GREAT SURPRISE 184 XXIV. SOMETHING WRONG 191 XXV. CONCLUSION 200

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  DAVE DASHAWAY THE YOUNG AVIATOR