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CHAPTER III

LIKE A NIGHT OWL ON THE WING

The rush and gurgle of the water parted by
the pontoons beneath the fusilage of the plane
was sounding most delightful to the ears of
Perk as he sat there watching the jaws of land
draw rapidly nearer.

Resting up was always a painful thing to Perk
whose nerves called for action and had done so
ever since he served in the flying corps across the
Atlantic when men's souls thrilled with frequent
contacts in the line of equally daring Hun war
pilots.

Now they had shot past the twin points and
were out upon the open gulf, their speed increasing
ocr>   ever second as Jack pulled the stick closer
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against his chest. Then the experienced pilot
lifted her in a zoom that was simply magnificent,
and they were off on their adventure at last.

Rising fast, the boat was soon at a good ceiling
for flying. So too the night promised all manner
of favorable things for men of their calling--up
where they were the wind did not amount
to much but it was blowing at quite a lively rate

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