He smiled broadly as he shook hands.

"This surely marks an epoch in the history of Brill," he went on.

"First arrival of students by airship," and he turned to Professor Blackie, who was with him.
"You are right, sir," returned that instructor.

"We'll have to make a note of it." And this was done; and anybody going to Brill can see the record in the "history book" of that famous institution.
"Look who's here!" suddenly cried a cheery voice, and Will Jackson, usually called "Spud," because of his liking for potatoes, pushed his way to the Rover boys' side.

"I was upstairs dressing when you arrived, but I saw it all from the window.