The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-01-19
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hees, he headed on westward for
sixty miles, then swung north and
started up across the ranges, gradu!
ally picking up altitude till the
needle quivered on fifteen thousand.
Tenn-Og kept looking out Of the
panel windows on each side, trying
desperately to guide the flight. In
the deep valleys under keel twilight
was already gathering: the VISIBLE
ity was made still poorer BY q
pearly-gray haze that came drifting
down from some forest fire in the
Yukon country.
But his Job was to guide them. and
he came through with It. Az . noun.
tain nomad he was somewhat used
to heights. and by recognizing 4 r.
miliar range or lake system now
and then, he was able to keep hi1
bearings.
At last he touched Curtis arm and
pointed twenty-odd miles east at two
lordly cloud.wrapped mountains.
"Sunali and Dinaggwah," he said:
and he indicated that on the other
side Of them lay the headwatera
lake.
Curt studied the giant twins care
fully. He had to get down on that
lake unheard and unseen, for at the
slightest hint Of q plane In that
country Karakhan would escape I'M
his own ship. and they had no gas
to follow. II the plane could climb
high enough, he could cut OF the
engine and glide those twenty-five
miles to the lake and SO get there
unheard.
But to reach It without being seen
was q harder problem. calling for
all the flying skill he had. There
was flock Of clouds swirling around
the two giants and filling the pass
between them. II no could keep be-
hind some big cloud on his approach,
and fly through the pass BY instru-
ments, he would come out on the
shadow side Of Sunali. It would be
twilight there and the plane would!
hardly be visible mile away.
LIE PUT the plane into a steep
Il circling climb. At eighteen
thousand feet he geared In the su-
percharge to aid the laboring motor
The Thermometer on the wing strut.
showed sixteen below, and at nine
teen thousand feet It dropped to
twenty-one. He noticed his compan1
ions nodding drowsily. and he kept
. sharp watch over his own senses.
In the thin air he managed to get
another thousand out Of his plane.
Twenty thousand feet high, he
looked through Z rift Of cloud b.
tween the two mountains and caught
. glimpse Of the dark lake valley
beyond. Cutting OF the engine, be-
pointed the ship 1t the great cleft
and began the long silent glide.
Heading on and on toward the
snowy pass, he plunged at last into
the clouds that lowered around the
giants. For space Of i've minutes
he slipped silently through fleecy
woolpack. where the sky above and
earth below were blotted out and
only his instruments kept him
pointed true.
When he came out Of the wool
pack. he was through the pass and,
down In the purple shadows Of
Sunali.
Dropping on down. with the dark
waters slowly coming up to meet
him. he veered in toward the south
shore. under Tenn-Og's guidance.
Three miles from Karakhan's cabin.
no leveled OF. plowed water, and
came to . stop. He was there all
right; he had made It without be!
Ing seen or heard: but with less
than six gallons Of gas left. he would
never set out Of that mountain
Graded lake. No escape. no retreat
1t was . locked fight now.
4 light breeze blowing oifshore
began drifting the plane out into the
lake. Paul reached the two stubby
paddles from the canvas canoe out
IT. and tho four men clambered
down on the floats. BY strenuous
work they managed to check the
DRIFT and start the plane In TO-
ward land.
4 mile from the cabin Teun-Oa
showed them q small cove, screened
By several big pines. where the
plane would b fairly we'll hidden.
Thsy warped Il inside. moored Il
got ont their guns.
You're to stay here and watci
the ship Curt ordered Smash. H
hated to cut down his party. bu,
Smash was too careless for the work
ahead. Instead Of . help DO woul(
b . constant danger. .Now keek
yourself under cover: these Kloso
hees have sharp eyes and long cara
Well scout the place ont down there
before W spring the Tight, ana m
lot you know what we're DOING
~Okay. Don't worry about me-
| A little distance down the shora
Curt happened TO turn ana glanca|
back at the cove. A match was Aar4
ing up-Smash lighting Z cigaretto.
In the black pine shadows the point
ofedre could have been spotted halN
Z mile away.
Il (Copyyight. WiHidns ,. NowsryJ /
u Curtis. party splss out the
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