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moving light and could detect a chugging movement
such as would accompany the inglorious
flight of the speedboat, racing for some shore
harbor.

Silence followed, as though all the human
elements in that late wild tumult had managed to
leave the scene of their defeat. Still Jack continued
to swing around in a short circle, showing
how even with the spoils of victory close within
their reach he could keep to his standard maxim
ocr>   of "watch your step I"
fix>   of "watch your step!"

Minutes passed, and it went without question
that the penetrating gas must be well swept away
by the night wind so that it would be safe for
them to board their prize and take a quick inventory
of the illicit cargo.

Perk knew the time for action had arrived
when he felt the plane head toward the surface
of the gulf, as though it was Jack's intention to
drop just back of the sloop's stern when they
could taxi alongside and readily climb to the low
deck.

There was nothing surprising about their coming
in contact with the surface of the water--Jack
had acquired a habit of making perfect
landings whether ashore or with pontoons.
Knowing this, Perk never looked for anything
else.

They came down with hardly any more of a

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