ut last time. I can't see the harm in the plan."

Parks generally got his way about the hangars. Colonel Marker depended
greatly on Parks' judgment, which the colonel was fond of calling
"horse sense." So when the head instructor spoke to the colonel about
the proposal the Brighton boys had made to repair the "bad bus" in
their own time, and obtain, as a special reward for good work,
permission to do a little flying on the machine when opportunity
occurred, Colonel Marker felt inclined to leave the matter to Parks,
and said so. That really settled it, for Parks had decided to plead
the cause of the boys.

The weeks that passed were very full ones for the Brighton boys, who
worked like Trojans on the machine they had undertaken to put in
order. They made some mistakes, and more than once had to apply to
Parks for help and advice. These he gave cheerfully. Louis and
Macpherson overhauled the engine, and pronounced it in A-1 condition
when it left the test bench. Every one of the boys learned much
about aircraft construction, at least so far as that type of biplane
was concerned, before they were through with the job.

Finally the day came when the "bad bus"---rechristened the "boys'
bus "---was wheeled out for its trial flight after the completion of
the repairs. Adams was chosen to make the trial trip, which went
off without incident. He flew the big biplane six or seven hundred
feet above the green carpet of the airdrome, and came down with a
graceful volplane that caused the boys to feel like applauding.

"Who is next?" asked Adams as he sprang from the seat and the biplane
came to rest beside the little group.

The honor was voted to Joe Little, as the originator of the idea
of getting hold of the machine. Joe was not very eager to go up
when it came to an actual trial of the plane. He thought he would
have no difficulty in flying it, for the controls were very familiar
to him, and a straight flight, or even a wide circle of the flying
ground proper, offered no apparent difficulties. Joe was naturally
a shy and retiring lad, and felt that he was very much in the limelight
as he climbed into the seat of the biplane.

Joe got off well enough to suit the most critical instructor, and
after rolling until he was quite sure of himself, he raised the
elevator slightly and the machine left the ground in a most satisfactory
manner.

Joe did not try to fly at a great height, but once well clear of
the grou