CHAPTER III

A Promise of Trouble “You can’t blame us for this smash-up!” exclaimed Frank Hardy. “Why, that’s absurd! We were on the road, where we belonged. If you wanted to land, you should have landed in a field. There’s plenty of room.” “I’ll land my plane wherever I please,” raged the pilot. “Why pick on us?” asked Joe. “We did our best to get out of your way. I think you deliberately tried to run us down.” “Never mind. You’ll hear more about this affair. I’m going to report this to the air mail service and they’ll come on…