Secrets of the Andes
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ed. The violent, ruthless wind dashed the monoplane about dangerously, threatening at every momen
hort of miraculous. The less skillful aviator would send his craft dashing down to the foamy water below. But Karl was
one, suspecting that his friends were fri
ane about hazardously. It seemed
safely through the danger. With nerves of steel, he hung on desperately t
e storm. Many times before had the machine proved itself capable of withstanding the assault of the e
ould be the end. They could not conceive of passing safely through such a hurricane as th
, coming in great gusts with the wind. It pattered ominously
ving up in despair. "I suppo
e hopeful, as he noticed that the wind was blowing
d at full force, although a bit smoother than at first. Now
of the severe strain from Karl. But he still was forced to use
one in the temperate zone. It was this that had made it impossib
ass through the clouds, which exte
the explorers uttered cries of relief. They had
ver to the
raised. "If most anyone else had been in
viator returned, his voice sounding a bit nervous. "I just s
tion for their pilot. If the latter could safely guide them through such a
ection on the ocean. All evidences of the storm were covered up, even the heavy foam ca
uld remain calm during the remainder of their journey. They were nea
, they suddenly caught sight of a dim shape that covered the whole of the hori
b joyfully. "South
right," came from
of South America!" Karl's voice, coming loudl
achine to a lower altitude, although still hi
ainly the details of the coast. Fog made it necessary
he Andes," said Joe, gazing
Mr. Wallace. "Those mount
over the land, almost directly above the Magdalen
s rugged and uncultivated, but there were occasional to
e'll see," announced Karl. "We ou
?" asked Joe, as he noticed
p our tent," suggested Mr. Holton, ste
hat," Karl answered him, and then
ow them. Karl sent the monoplane off to th
n the tall grass, the ship coming to a s
rers got out and st
the jungle when they heard somethin
rl said ominously, "and the gas is a