"Dave Dashaway, the Young Aviator; Or, In the Clouds for Fame and
Fortune," the career of Dave Dashaway has been told. The father of
the young airman had been a noted balloonist, and when he died a
mean old skinflint named Silas Warner had been appointed Dave's
guardian. Warner had acted the tyrant and hard taskmaster for the
youth. A natural love for aeronautics had been born in Dave. He
had made an airship model which his guardian had maliciously
destroyed. Warner had also appropriated a package dropped
accidentally by a famous aviator, named Robert King, from a
monoplane.

Dave had found this package, containing money, a watch and a medal
greatly prized by Mr. King. Dave resolved that this property should
be restored to the airman. He got hold of the lost articles, which
his guardian had secreted, and ran away from home.

After various adventures, during which he was robbed of the airman's
property, Dave managed to reach the aero meet at Fairfield. He
found Robert King and described to him the boy thief. The airman
took a fancy to Dave from the nerve and ability he showed in
experimenting with a parachute garment, and hired him.

About the same time Hiram Dobbs came along, ambitious to change his
farm life for an aviation career, and secured work helping about the
grounds. Mr. King sent Dave to Grimshaw for training. The
Interstate Aeroplane Co. wanted to exhibit its Baby Racer, a novel
biplane. Dave made a successful demonstration, and won the
admiration and good will of the company.

In a few weeks time Dave scored a big success and won several