The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-01-03

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started up across the ranges, gradu-
ally picking up altitude till the
needle QuiFered on fifteen thousand.
Tenn-Og kept looking out of the
panel windows on each side. trying
desperately to guide the fight. In
the deep valleys under keel. twilight
was already gathering: the visible
fly was made still poorer by
peariy-gray haze that came drifting
down from some forest fire in the
Yukon country.
fBut, his job was to guide them. and
he came through with It. AS a noun
tain nomad he was somewhat used
to heights. and by recognizing a ia
millar range or lake system now
and then. the was able to keep bis
bearings.
AZ last be 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 headwaters
lake.
tCuFtsstudied the giant twins care
fully. He had to get down on that
flake HnbeaFd and unseen. for at the
slightest hint OF plane In that
country KaFakhan would escape in
his own ship. and they had no gas
to follow. IL the plane could climb
high enough. be could cut off the
engine and glide those twenty-five
miles to the lake and so get there
unheaFd
sButto reachilt without being seen
was q shaFder problem, calling for
all the flying skill be had. There
gwasRl1ocls OF clouds swirling around
1.-the two giants and filing the pass
between them. II be could keep be.
hind some big cloud on his approach
Fand Fly through the pass by instru.
msnts. he would come out on the
shadow side OF Sunali. It would be
twilight there and the plane would
hardly be visible a mile away.
LIE PUT the plane into steep
= = clrcling G. I'm b. At eighteen
thousand feet he geared in the SUI
percharge to aid the Iaboring motor.
The thermometer on the wing strut
showed sixteen below. and at nine
teen thousand feet It dropped to
twenty.one. He noticed his compan.
ions nodding drowsily. and he kept
q sharp watch over his own senses.
In the thin air he managed to get
another thousand out Of bis plane.
Twenty thousand feet high. he
looked through rift Of cloud be.
tween the two mountains and caught
. glimpse OF the dark lake valley
beyond. Cutting on the engine. he
pointed the ship at 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 q space OF five minutes
be slipped silently through fleecy
woolpack. where the sky above and
earth below were blotted out ard
only his instruments kept him
pointed tFne.
Whan he came out OF the wool
pack. he was through the pass and
down In the purple shadows Of
Small.
| dropping on down. with the DARK
waters slowly coming ne-6 meet
i7fTIn: he xeered In tewaFd the south
shore. under Tenn-0g's guidance.
Three miles from Karakhan's cabin,
be leEeled OF. plowed water. and
came 10 9 stop. He was there. all
right: he had made II without be.
Ing seen or heard; but with less
than elk gallons Of gassleft. he would
naRef set ont Of that mountain.
cradled lake. No escape. no retreat
r.it was locked fight now.
A light breeze blowing offshore
began drifting the plane out into the
lake. Paul reached the two stnbhy
paddles from the canvas canoe ont.
q. and the tour men clambered
down on the floats. BY strenuous
work aney managed to check the
drift and start the plane in to-
ward land.
A mile from the cabin Tenn.Og
showed them small cove. screened
b. several Bis pines. where the
plane would Be fairly well hidden.
They Warped It inside. moored II,
cot ont their guns.
You're to stay here and watch
the ship.r Curt ordered Smash. lie
hated to cut down his party. but
Smash was too careless Tor the work
ahead. Instead OF q help he would
be constant danger. -Now keep
yourself under cover: these Kloso-
bees save sharp eyes and long ears.
Wen scout the place out down there
before We spring the fight. and IN
let you know what we're doing"
"Okay. Don't worry about me-"
A little distance down the shore
Curt happened to turn and glance
back at the cove. A match was oar.
Ing up-Smash lighting . cigarette.
Ia the black pine shadows the point
of are could have been spotted half
. mile away.
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