Work so engrossed Hal Dane that the time seemed to slip away before he knew it. Here it was April. A few more weeks would usher in May and the great Onheim Safety Device Contest Hal was more than anxious to get the Onheim Contest behind him. For after he had flown the gyroscope in that test, he would feel that he had fulfilled his obligation to his staunch friend, Colonel Wiljohn,--would feel free to undertake his heart's dream, the Pacific flight.