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The plane began to bump ahead. Shouts of anger burst forth at the same moment, there was the crack of a rifle, and a bullet sang unpleasantly close to Bob's ears. Out of the tail of his eye he could see a number of dark figures running toward him from the grove. But Bob did not wait to be interviewed. With a swoop, the airplane left the ground and started upward.
He banked over again to the right and swore as he saw the needle spin round as though some invisible finger was twirling it. Now the airplane compass is subject to fits of madness. There are dozens of explanations as to why such things occur, but the recollection of a few of these did not materially assist the scout.
The Wyoming State Airplane Patrol, gathered in a squadron by orders from Cheyenne, occasionally passed overhead, flashing huge white searchlights. I went immediately to the office of the Billings Dispatch. It was so crowded I could not get in.
"Mebbe you're right," he said doubtfully. "I don't know 'bout such things. But who'da thought that cave would be discovered. Why, I just come on it accidental like onct when I was wanderin' through these hills." "Boys, there's only one thing to do," said Jack in a determined voice, "and that's to investigate." "Righto, Jack," said Frank eagerly. "Here's our chance to get back our airplane."
Only one shot from the machine-gun was heard, but the enemy airplane was already spinning down, its engine going full speed, and was dashed into the earth at Courlandon near Fismes. The pilot had been shot through the head. "Very prudent" is the last epithet one could have expected to see in connection with the name of Guynemer.
It's probably broke, and it takes money to fix a busted plane, let me tell you. And there might be complications; and besides, I've got to ride this range. I can't go rambling around all over Mexico hunting an airplane that probably wouldn't be any good when I found it." Tomaso's brother rose from the doorsill to gesticulate while he argued those points and others which Johnny thought of later.
With the landing gear behind him, no one could move the airplane in the night without first moving him. Now that he thought of it, Bland had been left fifty miles farther down the line, to catch his train. Tucson was a perfectly illogical place for him to be in, even for the purpose of carousing. One would certainly expect him to hurry to the city of his desires and take his pleasure there.
Out through the open doorway Reade sent the airplane "taxying" or running along the ground. Across the field toward them came racing a German aviator with a startled look on his face. He had to jump out of the way as the "taxying" airplane bore down on him. But he reached for his automatic and brought it forth. "Stop!" he roared. "Turn out the guard!" Bang! bang!
"An airplane is a machine with lift-generating surfaces attached to a frame which carries an engine, fuel, aviator, and devices by which he steers, balances, and controls his craft," the mournful flight sergeant was finally able to convince them. Lift-generating surfaces these are the bases of all flying.
That night, before he went to bed, he saddled Sandy and rode over to make sure that the airplane was still there. He carried a lantern because he feared the moon would not shine in where it was. It was there, just as he had placed it, but Johnny could not convince himself that it was safe.
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