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