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CHAPTER XIII

WHEN GREEK MET GREEK

The seaplane had stopped short, although its
engine still rattled away as vehemently as ever.
Perk understood the reason for this--Oscar may
have been a hot-headed youngster away back
when the great war was on, but apparently his
later experiences had cooled his blood to some
extent and he did not mean to be too rash.

Doubtless he could by this time plainly make
out the sloop which was so skillfully concealed,
especially from the air above, and there may
have been a sufficiently menacing air about it
ocr>   'that called for caution. He was not such a fool
fix>   that called for caution. He was not such a fool
as to blindly walk into what might prove to be a
clever trap, set by a bunch of those despised Government
workers to catch him napping.

Accordingly he considered it good policy to
hold off and pepper the sloop from stem to stern
before taking any further steps at doing any
boarding and seizing it for its rightful owners.

Then again, in order to get the best work from
ocr>   his firearms and have his hands free, he knew he      ??_us_
fix>   his firearms and have his hands free, he knew he

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