Motor Matt's Air Ship; or, The Rival Inventors

** "Motor Matt's Air Ship; or, The Rival Inventors" by Stanley R. Matthews is an exciting adventure story about a young man named Matt King, also known as "Motor Matt," and his friend Carl Pretzel during a time when flying machines are new and amazing. The story kicks off when Matt and Carl are having a picnic and see an air-ship, called the "Hawk," flying all over the place. They try to help the pilots, but they soon realize that something sneaky is going on. They figure out that some bad guys have stolen important plans for new inventions. This leads to Motor Matt getting kidnapped by a rival inventor, and the rest of the story is full of chases through the air and dangerous situations. **