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get up a thousand feet or so and kind of play the
part of an aerial scout, just like you've told me
you used to do when you were running one of
those war sausages, known as blimps in these up-to-date
ocr>   times. No objections, have you, Perk?*
fix>   times. No objections, have you, Perk?"

"What, me? I should guess not," the other
exploded. "Why, it'll be jest a rummy time with
this kid, runnin' off with the old sloop and a
prisoner on board to boot. I'm tickled pink to
know we're right in action at last, after waitin'
so long, an' ding-dongin' around till we both got
stale. But how 'bout draggin' that ere mudhook
ocr>   tip off the ground--think we c'n tackle the job
fix>   up off the ground--think we c'n tackle the job
between us, Jack?"

ocr>   "Oh! That can be put through without muck
fix>   "Oh! That can be put through without much
trouble, I reckon," Perk was assured by the confident
one. "I think if you investigate you'll find
they've got some sort of winch, a bit like the old
fashioned windlass we used to wind up whenever
we pulled the old oaken bucket up from the
country well. Let's take a peek and make sure."

It took them but a minute to have Jack's guess
verified, for there was a winch, with the rope of
the anchor attached; all that would be necessary
was to start winding and by main strength the
ocr>   anchor must be haulded out of the mud and lifted
fix>   anchor must be hauled out of the mud and lifted
to the vessel's bow, there to hang until needed
again.

ocr>   "No uae of our stickin' 'round these diggin's
fix>   "No use of our stickin' 'round these diggin's

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