{"product_id":"2940149166794","title":"The Flight of the Silver Ship","description":"\u003cbr\u003eCONTENTS\u003cbr\u003eI David Chooses\u003cbr\u003eII Lord Cram\u003cbr\u003eIII The Silver Ship\u003cbr\u003eIV Assistant Pilot\u003cbr\u003eV A Stowaway\u003cbr\u003eVI The Control Room\u003cbr\u003eVII Through the Storm\u003cbr\u003eVIII The Cradle of the Zeppelin\u003cbr\u003eIX Eastward\u003cbr\u003eX Banzai!\u003cbr\u003eXI A Student Prince\u003cbr\u003eXII Customs and Costumes\u003cbr\u003eXIII An Eavesdropper\u003cbr\u003eXIV On the Observer’s Platform\u003cbr\u003eXV More Speed\u003cbr\u003eXVI Partners\u003cbr\u003eThe Flight of the Silver Ship\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER I\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eDAVID CHOOSES\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDavid Ellison would never forget his last night at prep school. He had had a hard time explaining to his three best friends that his plans for college had failed. Lolling on the grass in the pleasant June dusk, enjoying the comfortable relaxation after the hectic hours of Commencement Day, he had put off the evil moment as long as he possibly could. Finally he exploded his bomb.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Well, fellows,” he said, “I am not going to college after all.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThere was a silence. Three pairs of eyes regarded the speaker blankly.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“The heat,” said a tall boy in a hushed tone, laying a hand on David’s unruly hair.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“It’s that little girl he danced with four times yesterday at the tea,” a second remarked mournfully.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“It’s because he leads the Honor Roll. He thinks he knows it all now,” jeered the third; then, “Kidding aside, Davie,” he said, “what’s up?”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDavid hesitated, then took the plunge.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Darn it!” he said. “Of course I owe it to you three fellows to give you all the dope, but I certainly hate to drag my affairs in. Still, after all our planning I can’t leave you without an explanation. You know I live in Denver with my mother and two sisters. Boys, I’ve got the finest mother, and the sweetest kid sisters. Mother works. She never gets a vacation; couldn’t even come to my Commencement. Gosh! It made me sick. And my older sister (she’s sixteen) has heard me tell all about you fellows, and she was so crazy to see you, and the school, and everything. But they couldn’t make it. Too much car fare.”","brand":"Bronson Tweed Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47161044533488,"sku":"2940149166794","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940149166794_p0.jpg?v=1763713649","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940149166794","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}