He altered the wing tips slightly, and adjusted the
motor, until in a thrust test it developed nearly half again as much
power as formerly.
"And I'll need it all," declared Tom as he thought of the number of
contestants that had entered the great race.
For the Eagle Park meet was to be a large and important one, and the
principal "bird-men" of the world were to have a part in it. Tom knew
that he must do his very best, and he spared no efforts to make his
monoplane come up to his ideal, which was a very exacting one.
"We'll have a real speed test to-morrow," Tom announced to Mr. Damon one
night. "I'll see what the Humming-Bird can really do. You'll come, won't
you?"
"Oh, I suppose so. Bless my insurance policy! I might as well take the
same chance you do. But if you're going to have such a nerve-racking
thing as that on the program, you'd better get to bed early and have
plenty of sleep."
"Oh, I'm not tired. I think I'll go out this evening."
"Where?"
"Oh, just around town, to see some of the fellows.
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