To say that Mr. Vardon was delighted to accept Dick's offer is
putting it mildly. Yet he was not too demonstrative.

"This is the best news I've heard in a long while," he said. "I
guess my cousin has told you I'm pretty badly embarrassed
financially," he added.

"Yes," assented Dick. "Well, I happen to have plenty of money,
through no fault of my own, and we'll do this airship business up
properly.

"I'd like you to get started at it as soon as you can, and as there
will be preliminary expenses, I'm going to advance you some cash.
You'll have to order certain parts made up, won't you?" he asked.

"Yes, I presume so," agreed the aviator.

"And, of course, I'll want your stabilizer on my craft."

"That's very good of you to say. It will give me a fine chance to
demonstrate it," said Mr. Vardon.

Later in the day, Dick, his chums, the aviator and Larry Dexter were
talking about some of the flights made in the army machines that
afternoon.

"Can you arrange to have a wireless outfit on my airship?" asked
the young millionaire, as an exchange of wireless talk had been a
feature of the exhibition that day.