CONTENTS

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IWhat the Newspaper Told 9
IIIn the Offices of the New York Herald 17
IIISomeone Tries to Buy the “Flyer” 27
IVGetting the “Flyer” Ready 33
VBuck Stewart—and a Warning 46
VIEscaping From Deadly Shadows 54
VIIWhat Happened to Ned 62
VIIISix Miles Up in the Air 70
IXParis Proves Unfriendly 78
XAn Adventure in the Ardennes 86
XIThe Fight in the Forest 95
XIIBuck Takes His Life in His Hands 100
XIIITo Be Shot at Sunrise 107
XIVThe Rescue 115
XVIn Deadly Peril 124
XVINed Saves the “Flyer’s” Crew 129
XVIIBob Russell’s Story 134
XVIIIHow Bob Was Captured as a Spy 142
XIXA Strange Country 149
XXA Fight With Wild Cossacks in Poland 157
XXIInside of Besieged Przemysl 165
XXIIThe Boys Perform an Act of Mercy 173
XXIIIStrange Sights in Vienna 182
XXIVOn the Trail of the Conspirators 191
XXVThe Boys Get Worried Over Ned 199
XXVIAn Attempt to Assassinate the Emperor 209
XXVIIThe Man in the Cloak Surprises Everybody 216
XXVIIISurrounded by German Zeppelins 225
XXIXThe Battle Above the Clouds 230
XXXThe Most Terrible Accident of All 236
XXXIThe End of the “Ocean Flyer” 244