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"THE YOUNG PILOT LESSENED THE SPEED OF THE ARIEL." Dave Dashaway, Air Champion. Page 177.

Dave Dashaway, Air

Champion

Or

Wizard Work in the Clouds

BY

ROY ROCKWOOD

AUTHOR OF “DAVE DASHAWAY, THE YOUNG AVIATOR,” “THE

SPEEDWELL BOYS SERIES,” “THE GREAT MARVEL SERIES,”

ETC.

ILLUSTRATED

NEW YORK

CUPPLES & LEON COMPANY

PUBLISHERS

BOOKS FOR BOYS

BY ROY ROCKWOOD

DAVE DASHAWAY SERIES

12mo. Cloth. Illustrated.

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DAVE DASHAWAY, THE YOUNG AVIATOR

DAVE DASHAWAY AND HIS HYDROPLANE

DAVE DASHAWAY AND HIS GIANT AIRSHIP

DAVE DASHAWAY AROUND THE WORLD

DAVE DASHAWAY, AIR CHAMPION

THE SPEEDWELL BOYS SERIES

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THE SPEEDWELL BOYS AND THEIR MOTORCYCLES

THE SPEEDWELL BOYS AND THEIR RACING AUTO

THE SPEEDWELL BOYS AND THEIR POWER LAUNCH

THE SPEEDWELL BOYS IN A SUBMARINE

THE SPEEDWELL BOYS AND THEIR ICE RACER

THE GREAT MARVEL SERIES

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Price, per volume, 60 cents, postpaid.

THROUGH THE AIR TO THE NORTH POLE

UNDER THE OCEAN TO THE SOUTH POLE

FIVE THOUSAND MILES UNDERGROUND

THROUGH SPACE TO MARS

LOST ON THE MOON

ON A TORN-AWAY WORLD

CUPPLES & LEON CO., PUBLISHERS, NEW YORK.

Copyrighted, 1915, by

Cupples & Leon Company

Dave Dashaway, Air Champion

CONTENTS

CHAPTER PAGE

I. At the Hangars 1

II. The Tramp Artist 8

III. Target Practice 20

IV. The Under Dog 30

V. The Big Event 37

VI. A Startling Discovery 44

VII. The Hidden Hand 52

VIII. The Secret Foe 60

IX. Just in Time 67

X. A Friend in Disguise 76

XI. A Strange Race 85

XII. A Desperate Passenger 92

XIII. A Remarkable Explanation 100

XIV. The New Helper 110

XV. A Terrible Discovery 116

XVI. In Doubt 122

XVII. Trouble 129

XVIII. A Strange Message 135

XIX. Ariel II 141

XX. Beaten 149

XXI. Fifty Points 156

XXII. Queer Proceedings 163

XXIII. A Noble Deed 172

XXIV. The Hidden Diamonds 180

XXV. The False Barograph 190