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served as he ventured to make a little movement,
feeling dreadfully cramped and the
danger of discovery growing momentarily less
as the first shades of coming evening began to
gather around the secluded cove. "Jest as like
as not they started away down toward the tip o'
the mainland, an' hev been examinin' every mile
o' the coast, bent on doin' a clean job while
they're at it. An' if they meet up with no luck
mebbe now they'll make up their minds it was
only a false alarm, and let her go at that."

Presently they could no longer glimpse the
faintest sign of the scout plane--when last seen
it was still heading up the coast as though making
for some destination where action awaited
the members of its daring crew.

"The passing of that crate settles one thing,
anyway," observed Jack presently.

"As what, partner?" queried Perk, who had
already begun to denude the anchored amphibian
of its covering, as though it was settled
they need no longer fear being spied upon from
above.

"We needn't bother striking into the south
when starting out to look for suspicious lights,
ocr>   such as would tell ^ business being put through--those
fix>   such as would tell of business being put through--those
ocr>   boys ? ght now heading for their
fix>   boys are right now heading for their
ocr>   rendezvous and^ it's our game to chase after them,
fix>   rendezvous and it's our game to chase after them,

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