Airplane Boys in the Black Woods

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nwell. He lost no time in preliminaries but in one swift, all-including glance, noted the ridges and welts left by the ropes that had bound the upper part

e worse for wear," he remarked gravely. "Stretch out on th

t," Austi

, decided that in union there is strength, so we got the two grown-ups married. Jim was his father's best man and I gave my mother away; that is I agreed to the arrangement a

r Mr. Austin is still going around

taken down a shot

you made no mistake,

fe, so we sort of guaranteed them to each other. Sometimes it doesn't work so

only one piece of chocolate cake left, she cuts it t

ble might be brew

e livers," Jim re

the doctor's fingers explored sore spots on his body, but although Manwell was highly effic

ered inaccessible. These marks were made by ropes, or some kind of thongs wound pretty tightly, but as far as I can see you have not suffered any serious injury; by that I mean you do not seem to have b

d, "and we fell in with an unciviliz

te m

d made to do a Marathon; no Indian

known it, for as long as the whites mind their own business, the natives attend very strictly to th

same sort of deal

or a few days," he told them, then went on chatting as he worked. "Did you happen to s

all-or a lot of it

y for they are apt to gum

but sort of sad. I didn't know what it was at first, then I remembered reading that they do

ft slippers. Expect you'd like something to eat," the doctor smil

e half of it, but I reckon I'd like to tell it to our friends

of fairy tale

knock at the door and

the Canadian Mounty entered without further ceremony. "Yo

?" That was the Captain's wife, who was

, "although I cannot see that they h

e a dainty, but bountiful repast to which they did full justice. Captain Seaman, Ruhel, Bradshaw and the doctor were in the huge cool living room where the t

anything more, a tall, thin, bespectacled man entered the room im

get in touch with you," the p

so, that you remember your manners, if you have any, and that I should not be

ed lacking in manners, Cap

N

hat I bring this matte

Captain bowed stiffly, an orderly literally backed the professo

the earth?"

tra pair of so

or has tried to. He's succeeded in making himself unpopular with the natives, not only those working for him but the villagers generally. A short time ago they did what you U. S.-er's call, 'walked out on him,' although they had been very satisfactory to Morley since he came nearly two years ago. Then Goodman tried to engage others, but didn't succeed. He is determined to carry

estigation in that particular sp

en of the expedition were of the same opinion, they got along well with the native workers by keeping off their toes and being careful not to infringe with hobbies or ideas. Mar

o know when they are coming. They just knock off what they are doing and wait until it is over. Whatever signs th

flight," B

ion, for not even the negroes will help him now. He may as well turn his attention to somet

e," decl

er have a good sleep

e go to bed. It may be hours before we wake up an

Seaman starte

is Mills and he

urned to Jim. "Donald is a full blooded native who has spent the greater part of his life with me and my wife. His mother died when he was an infant, she worked for us and we have brought the boy up. In deciding about his life we thought it best to keep hi

nd you can depend upon him to the last breath. He's a splendid fel

ty sort of private! You are going to hear some whoppers and you'll know whe

eventeen years old, with fine manly bearing and a neat white suit but no hat, was ushered in. He was prese

," the young

arty were assembled about a huge table in an upper room. Order

o be sure your hearts and things are not going to be

t?" Ruh

He gave the exact location exactly as it showed on the plane's charts and indicators, and when the pla

their location and position. Then Bob told them of his investigations, how much time he had spent, the sudden appearance of the javarel which split the sapling in front

es flew over your head

when I stepped out of course

those rings you are wearing?" the Indian boy wa

we carried him and his uncle across Lake Champlain so they could take the train in New

a bad time, so they gave us the rings becaus

uption," he turned to the captain. "I've seen

ght, old man,"

the green emeralds because he did not wish to bring in Don Haurea if he could help it, althoug

hether the butterflies went over the boys' heads," Ruhel said. "The doctor

or under them in their flight will meet disaster

, than

t deliberately run into th

did no

or I mean, did run into them deli

workers with him. That is why th

d such an act," the Captain remarked, then went on

d although none of the audience asked another question, there were numerous exclamations of astonishment, and several times one of the men paced up and down the floor as the facts were revealed. At last they cam

oked at Mills?"

d at his young adopted son,

aid that you l

crazy as

oceed," Do

u if you set it down as a pipe dream." He turned to Bob. "We haven't discussed it between ourselve

of the appearance of the band, through the final destruc

was low and not very steady, "is

re beside your step-brother, would you please

ttention to the things separately," Bob replied, then he went on telling how he had crouched by the tree, cautiously wriggling until he got his teeth in the rope to chew it apart. Jim's appearance just before the task was finished an

ng, in a glass of water, gave some to each of the lads, and in a moment

then started with the