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Dick Hamilton's Airship, or, a Young Millionaire in the Clouds by Howard R. (Howard Roger) Garis
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"And that cabin is where we'll stay; is that it?" asked Paul, as he
looked at the framework.

"That's to be our quarters," answered the young millionaire.

Paul was looking carefully on all sides of it.

"Something missing?" asked Dick, noting his chum's anxiety.

"I was looking for the fire escape."

"Fire escape!" cried Dick. "What in the world would you do with a
fire escape on an airship?"

"Well, you're going to carry a lot of gasolene, you say. If that
gets afire we'll want to escape; won't we? I suggest a sort of rope
ladder, that can be uncoiled and let down to the ground. That might
answer."

"Oh, slosh!" cried Dick. "There's going to be no fire aboard the--
say, fellows, I haven't named her yet! I wonder what I'd better
call her?

"Call her the Abaris," suggested Innis, "though he wasn't a lady."

"Who was he?" asked Dick. "That name sounds well."

"Abaris, if you will look in the back of your dictionary, you will
note was a Scythian priest of Apollo," said Innis, with a
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