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with the controls, it can be set down as certain.
He twisted his neck and cast swift glances first
to the right and then in the opposite direction,
fascinated by that flashing beacon conversation.

"By gum! if they ain't holdin' a regular confab
with them lights," Perk was telling himself, delighted
with his opportunity to witness such a
proceeding, knowing as he did what this all
meant to himself and Jack. "That guy on shore
is sure some punkins about this signal layout--works
jest like a Boy Scout might, sending a
message across to another o' the troop standin'
on top o' a high peak--makes me think I'm back
on the front, with Signal Corps men wigwaggin'
ocr>   for all that's out. Huh I There goes them twin
fix>   for all that's out. Huh! There goes them twin
lights, showin' the chinnin' must be over with
both sides posted on the program. Say, ain't this
the boss job though? I guess I never did get half
as much fun outen any game I tackled before."

Just then Jack signalled that he wished to
handle the stick once more, which the other was
indeed not sorry for, since it began to look as
though they were close to a critical moment
when considerable skill would be required in
manipulating the ship so as to accomplish their
ends without unduly alarming those they spied
upon.

Already they had managed to collect a certain
amount of valuable facts which were only

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