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wouldn't be one chance in a thousand of our
being seen."

"I get you, buddy," Perk hastened to say, as he
made ready to toss the bight of stout rope to his
waiting chum, "and it's all to the good with me.
Dandy luck we've been havin' for a fact, on'y
hope it keeps on that way to the finish line. Here
ocr>   you are, Boss I"
fix>   you are, Boss!"

After Jack had made the small hawser fast he
started the taxi stunt and presently they were
moving past the outlying clumps of mangroves
with never a bit of trouble. Perk made himself
comfortable by throwing his really fatigued form
flat on the deck and stretching his muscles to the
limit.

This continued for some little time until
finally Jack shut off his power and came alongside,
ready to climb aboard the sloop.

"We'll tie her up to this nearby clump of mangroves,
where you'll notice there's a bunch of tall
palmetto trees growing, showing there must be
ground, such as few of these islands can boast.
I'm picking this place especially because those
cabbage palms will keep the mast of the sloop
from sticking up and betraying its location to
any flyer passing over."

ocr>   "I'd call that a mighty fine idea, partner,'* declared
fix>   "I'd call that a mighty fine idea, partner," declared
Perk enthusiastically. "Never would
athought o' anything like that myself--my old

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