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For a fewand falling slants, like a s ski the surface of a lake The even staccato of the exhaust, echoless in that height and vacancy, rippled with cadences like ato consider hi to wonder where the best placethe shore or on the Common, where, perhaps, some open space still remained--when another forhted the plane with a wrench that her level, or a lower," he thought "So here, that's certain!"

But as he shot the biplane sharply upward, hoping to find a cal

Over the gray background of wind-clouds, a fine-shredded drive was beginning to scud The whole east had grown black Only far off to ard did a little patch of dull blue show; and even this was closing up with singular rapidity And, though the ht to see by the lateral drift of the country below, that they were being carried ard by what--to judge froitation of the tree-tops far below--ineer cursed his foolhardiness in having started in face of such a storm as now every moment threatened to break upon them

"I should have known," he told hiht when every indication showed a high wind co My infernal impatience, as usual! We should have stayed safe in Providence and let this blow itself out, before starting But noell, it's too late"

But was it? Had he not tih left to lanced at the girl If she showed fear he would return But on her face he saw no signs of aught but confidence and joy and courage And at sight of her, his own resolution strengthened once again

"Why retreat?" he pondered, holding the ood third of the distance already--perhaps a half In ten or fifteenbay No use in turning back now And as for alighting and letting the stor these forests it would e Even if we could land, we never could start again No; the only thing to do is to hold her to it and plow through, storood old Pauillac can stand the racket, right enough!"