Wondership

Everything about the Wondership was in readiness for the enterprise, and there only remained the tin breakfast utensils and the tents to be packed when they had concluded the morning meal.

The Boy Inventors' Radio Telephone Richard Bonner

Jack had to concentrate his mind on handling the Wondership, for driving under the conditions, and at such speed, required all the wheel-handler's attention.

The Boy Inventors' Radio Telephone Richard Bonner

It would have made a less steady boy dizzy and sick to stand on the edge of the Wondership, clinging to one of the supports that held the body of the craft to the gas-bag, while the whole affair plunged and swayed five hundred feet above the earth.

The Boy Inventors' Radio Telephone Richard Bonner

Of course, Jack's plan was to utilize the Wondership on the enterprise of finding Rattlesnake Island and its treasures.

The Boy Inventors' Radio Telephone Richard Bonner

Viewed from the Wondership, the desert spread out below was a wonderful panorama.

The Boy Inventors' Radio Telephone Richard Bonner

Fast as the Wondership was cutting through the air it felt like an eternity to Jack before the gray walls and the well-laid-out grounds of High Towers came into view.

The Boy Inventors' Radio Telephone Richard Bonner

Wondership staggered and then seemed to leap into lambent flame.

The Boy Inventors' Radio Telephone Richard Bonner

Wondership was constructed so as to "take-down" very compactly, Dick elected to go with him.

The Boy Inventors' Radio Telephone Richard Bonner

The boys were delighted at the way the great Wondership settled down into the canyon and then came to rest on the back of the island round which the water rushed and roared.

The Boy Inventors' Radio Telephone Richard Bonner

Wondership in her shed, set out to look for Mr. Chadwick.

The Boy Inventors' Radio Telephone Richard Bonner