r the heavy engine.

Most of the trip was made in the face of the wind, which, every instant,
seemed to grow stronger. The _Dartaway_ acted like a thing of life,
swooping and careening from one side to the other. Dick had to
manipulate the wheel and the levers constantly, to keep anything like
an even "keel."

"Can you keep to the course?" questioned Tom, after about half the
distance to the seminary had been covered.

"I don't know--it depends on the wind," Dick replied. "I may go around
to the westward--it seems to be better sailing that way."

In the end they had to make a wide detour, and Dick was wondering how he
was going to turn in the direction of Hope Seminary, when the wind
suddenly died down. This was his chance, and on the instant he headed
directly for the seminary.

"There it is!" cried Sam, presently. "I see the buildings!"

"There is the campus!" added Tom, a minute later. "And there are the
girls, waving banners at us!"

"I see them!" answered Dick, and then he shut off the engine, and
silently and with the grace of a big, white swan, the _Dartaway_
volplaned to the earth.

CHAPTER XVI

DICK AND DORA

"Oh, Dick, how lovely!"

"Weren't you afraid, Sam?"

"What a big flying machine, Tom!"

Such were the exclamations from Dora, Grace and Nellie, as all rushed
forward to where the boys were alighting from the _Dartaway_. Soon they
were shaking hands all around, and soon other girl students were coming
up, to learn what the arrival of the flying machine meant.

"Well, we certainly had a great trip," said Dick.

"The wind was pretty strong," put in Sam.

"Strongest wind you ever saw!" declared Tom, stoutly. "Turned us over
about 'steen times and rolled us into a regular ball."

"Oh, Tom, what an idea!" exclaimed Nellie, and began to laugh. "But
weren't you afraid?" she went on anxiously.

"What, me? Never! But Sam was so afraid he shook off his shoes, and one
of 'em dropped right on a cow, and----"

"Tom Rover!" burst out Grace. "What a story-teller you are!"

"Well, Grace, if you don't believe it, go and ask that cow," went on the
fun-loving Rover, soberly. "It's lucky Sam has elastics on the shoes--to
pull 'em back by. If he hadn't had----" Tom did not finish but shook his
head mournfully.

"I am so glad you got here safely, Dick," said Dora, in a low voice.
"But oh, do you think it is quite safe?" she went on, anxiously. "I--I
don't want you to get hurt!"

"I guess it