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distant from their intended location. When in
due time he made out the wooded point that
jutted out so commandingly from the mainland
and had communicated that fact to the pilot,
Jack turned the nose of his craft sharply downward,
proving that the decisive moment was at
hand.

Noted for his ability to carry through a delicate
landing, Jack certainly never did a prettier
drop into a body of water, fresh or salt, with less
disturbance than on this momentous occasion,
and they were soon riding like a wild duck, just
within sight of the shore.

There were no signs of anything stirring along
the waterfront, Perk observed, and yet if his
suspicions were correct, there must have been
considerable activity around that same spot, with
a ship coming in laden with stupefied Chinamen,
terrified by making such a trip from Cuba or
some Mexican port in a "flying devil" that could
soar up among the very clouds and span the widest
of angry seas--perhaps on the other hand the
incoming aircraft would bring a cargo of
precious cases, each almost worth its weight in
silver or maybe the skipper would carry a small
packet in his pocket that might contain a duke's
ransom in diamonds that would never pay
custom duties to the Government.

No wonder then Perk was thrilled to the core

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