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Stern shuddered at the thought Almost as well be lost over the sea as over any one of these tre but death now faced theallons, and who could say how long the way ineer lost heart, but only for a ht of a long, dull, dark line on the horizon

A cloud-bank, was it? Land, was it? He could not tell

"I'll chance it, anyhow," thought he, "for it's our only hope now When I don't knohere I aot no other chance but that! Here goes!"

Skilfully banking, he hauled the plane about, and settled on a long, swift slant toward the dark line

"If only the alcohol holds out, and nothing breaks!" his thought was "If only that's the shore, and we can reach it in time!"