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Motor Matt and his trusty sidekick Dick Ferral are the daring pilots of the air‑ship Hawk, nesting in a ramshackle balloon house on the outskirts of South Chicago. When a mysterious note from the wealthy Isidore Hagenmyer forces them to abandon their temporary haven, the duo must scramble to a new base while keeping their beloved craft aloft. Their camaraderie and quick wit shine as they juggle the logistics of a mobile canvas shelter and the looming threat of a demolition crew.
Amid the hurried departure, an unresolved mystery pulls them back: the sudden disappearance of Helen Brady, a young woman who once aided them in bringing a notorious criminal to justice. Determined to uncover what happened to her, Matt and Dick set out on a fast‑moving chase that will test their ingenuity, courage, and loyalty. Listeners will be swept into a high‑spirited blend of early‑20th‑century aviation thrills and a puzzling missing‑person case that promises plenty of twists before the story’s climax.
Language
en
Duration
~3 hours (185K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by David Edwards, Demian Katz and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (Images courtesy of the Digital Library@Villanova University (http://digital.library.villanova.edu/))
Release date
2015-02-13
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

Best known as the house name behind the fast-paced Motor Matt adventures, this early pulp-era writer worked at astonishing speed and helped shape popular dime-novel fiction for young readers.
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