“I did that so that I can keep in touch with you and any time you need help we will145 be able to give it to you promptly6. However, we shall not interfere7 unless you are in difficulties, and when you are, just sit back and let things alone unless you see a light across the radio.”
“All right. You can talk to us and we can talk with you over the radio, but no one else can pick us up—what we say, I mean, unless we tune5 down into the broadcasting belt,” Bob remarked in order to impress it upon his own mind.
“Exactly. The little shutter8 thing like a camera will throw a light two hundred feet ahead of you; but it will not light up the plane in case you do not wish to reveal yourselves. The cabins are warm, and there is a heating system which will dispel9 ice—prevent it from forming on the wings and weighing you down. You can take moving pictures by releasing this spring, then setting the pointer in the proper direction. The glasses we have attached above your goggles10 on your helmets will be more convenient to handle than heavy field ones. They have very rare lenses so leave the flap over them except when you are using them alone.”
“It sure beats me how we are to get so146 much power with so little weight and extra luggage,” Bob frowned. “I can’t get that through my head.”
“I know a little about it,” Jim put in. “We gather up energy as we go along and store all we need.”
“That’s the idea. Here are a pair of caps—they are really gas masks. Slip them over your heads, helmets and all. They are soft now, but the warmth from your faces will give them body and if anyone should attempt to put you to sleep when you want to keep awake, you will be quite safe. Keep them in your pockets and put them on at the slightest provocation11. Your parachutes are of dark material instead of light, and will open all around you, like life-belts. You can use them on sea and land. There are two extra ones in case of an emergency or if you should lose one.”
“Good gracious. It’s well Mom isn’t here, she’d think we are planning to get into something awful.”
“We don’t expect to, but we may as well be on the safe side. We can scoot along three hundred miles an hour if we have to, but you think we’d better not do that because it147 would attract attention,” said Jim.
“Yes. Of course your trip is unheralded, but if anyone noticed the hour you left one point, compared it with the time you reach the next, the “Lark” would immediately become the center of observation. You have a good supply of fuel, dining service if you decide to take your meals in the air, communication with the rear cock-pit; and the man who wants to sleep, if he isn’t in the pilot’s seat, can shove his chair out, tip it back and make himself quite comfortable. I’d suggest that when you get to the warmer temperatures that you fly low so the change from cold to hot will not be too sudden and extreme. That is likely to be very debilitating12. I see that you are both wearing the emerald rings my son gave you.”
“Oh sure, why, we’d feel undressed without them,” Bob laughed.
“That’s well. Keep them on, they may be of service. Now, that is all. I trust that you will have a pleasant trip and that you’ll return in good time. We shall look forward to seeing the “Lark” come soaring up the Cap in a very few weeks. Good luck to you all.”
148 “Thank you, Don Haurea. I guess we’ll hop13 along. I was just thinking, no one knows about our starting, so we might put on speed from here to Miami and save some hours,” Jim proposed.
“A good idea. So long.”
“So long.” The Flying Buddies hopped14 into the front cock-pit, adjusted the shelter and themselves. Jim sat before the controls, and Bob was beside him.
“I can see where I have a good nap,” he yawned as he slid his seat forward and lowered the back to a comfortable angle. The engine was roaring, so was the north wind, but no one paid any attention to that. The “Lark” rose swiftly, then, with the gale15 at her tail she made record time to the K-A where Mr. Austin was already dressed in flying clothes, with suit case and hamper16 beside him. It did not take long for him to get into his place, while his wife looked on anxiously.
“Zargo will bring the “Freighter” home this morning, Mom,” Bob told her.
“All right, dear, thank you. This is awful weather—”
149 “We’ll be out of it into a summer land in a few hours,” Jim laughed.
“Don’t stay away any longer than you have to,” she urged, and she smiled bravely, although she didn’t feel one bit comfortable about seeing her men folk flying away from her.
“Not a minute,” they promised. “We’ll send you wireless17 messages every day, and postcards with the place where we stopped marked by a cross. Be good, Mom.”
Presently they were again climbing into the storm and as soon as they had altitude enough, Jim leveled off, set the course south by southeast, and opened her wide. The “Lark” split through the air like a shot and an hour later had left behind her all sign of winter weather. The two boys were intensely interested in the performance of the plane and as the speed was recorded, they glanced at each other with exclamations18 of enthusiasm. Before noon the peninsula of Florida was stretched out beneath them, the waters rolling on either side; at one o’clock they glided19 down to a landing at a private airdrome the Don had recommended. A mechanic came to greet them, and he eyed the150 plane with unconcealed admiration20.
“Some bird!”
“We think so. Don Haurea suggested that we stop here. We want to go and have lunch, replace the gas we have used, and start off in a couple of hours,” Jim explained. At the mention of the Don’s name, the man looked at them more closely.
“My boss isn’t here but I know that friends of Don Haurea are to be given the works. I’ll be glad to do anything I can for you,” he answered.
“Thank you.”
“Roll her up and I’ll lock her in that small hangar for you. I’ll give you a key and in case I’m not here when you return just help yourself. There is a filling tank in the house.”
“That is very courteous21.” They exchanged introductions, a few words of general interest, and when the “Lark” was housed, Mr. Austin joined them. His face wore a frown.
“Didn’t we make rather good time, Jim?” he wanted to know.
“Rather,” Jim grinned, but he made no further explanation then.
“When do we eat?” Bob demanded. “To151 quote Yncicea, my esophagus feels as if my pharynx was severed22.”
“We’d better take you right to the nearest hospital,” Mr. Austin laughed. “I’d say you must be suffering.”
“Right you are, but it’s a restaurant I need,” Bob declared.
“There is a very good hotel, any number of them in fact, but one I think is pretty good about a mile from here. I’m sending one of our men up that way in the car. If you care to go along he’ll give you a lift.”
“That is very kind, thank you so much,” Mr. Austin accepted. It did not take long to get the “Lark” stored and locked in, then the party went with the chauffeur23 for the drive into the lovely city. The hotel looked most attractive, and the travelers decided24 it was exactly what they were looking for. Presently they were seated in an out-of-door dining room, and when they had given their orders Mr. Austin again broached25 the subject of their speed.
“Didn’t we make the trip in rather short order?” he asked.
“Yes, we did, Dad. Don Haurea fixed26 the “Lark” so that she has extra capacity,152 but we are not broadcasting the fact. Besides that, we flew high and almost straight.”
“And we didn’t meet a bump,” Bob added. “Holy smoke, winter underwear isn’t so good in Miami.” He began to squirm and the others watched with sympathetic amusement.
“Suppose we buy some lighter28 things while we are here,” Dad proposed.
“Corking idea,” Bob agreed. “You can’t get them too light for me.”
“You fellows go shopping when we finish lunch, and I’ll go back to the drome. I want to have a look at the “Lark” and fill her up,” Jim told them.
“Come to think of it, didn’t Mom put lighter suits in the bag?”
“Yes, but just suits. She said we might need to buy extra ones and we may as well do it while we are here,” Mr. Austin told them.
By that time the waiter appeared and the three gave their undivided attention to the meal, which was a particularly tasty one. There were a great many people in the place and they looked as if they hailed from all153 parts of the world. The helmets of the three Texans attracted some attention to their table and a few of the people smiled in a friendly fashion as if flyers were everybody’s comrades. When they were about half finished a party of two gentlemen and a young lady took the nearest places. The girl looked as if she were mighty29 disappointed over something and Jim heard her remarks.
“I think it’s a shame my brother could not be here,” she said.
“It sure is, Lillian, but the Marines down below us haven’t been given any leave for several weeks. They have to keep right on the job while things look nasty,” one of the men explained.
“Yes, of course, but I did hope Phil could make it. It’s been months since he could get away.”
“He’ll get extra time later. Be a good sport and try to get along with just us. We’re really not half bad companions if you’ll give us a chance,” the man said gravely.
“You are both perfect dears. I’ve been so disgruntled that it’s a wonder you haven’t wanted to drop me into the Gulf31. I’ll try and154 make amends32.” She laughed gayly and her companions joined in heartily33. After that the three seemed to have a very jolly time, and Jim forgot all about them. He was thinking of Don Haurea and his warning for them to be on the alert, and that was one reason he was anxious to get back to the drome and into the air as quickly as he could.
“I’d better reserve a room,” Mr. Austin suggested.
“Let’s go on, Dad. We can make Havana before dark,” Jim said quickly.
“That’s rather a long stretch of flying, my boy. I thought we would rest here, and go on in the morning.”
“Bob got a nap on the way, so he can relieve me, and the quicker we get off, the better. I don’t want to hang around here if we do not have to.”
“I’m sure that I don’t,” his father admitted.
“It’s unanimous. Let’s hurry and get something that feels like no shirt, and be on our way,” Bob urged. There was no objection to this, so they paid their bill, Jim got a taxi to take him back to the drome,155 while his father and Caldwell took another to expedite their shopping tour.
In due time young Austin was unlocking the hangar, and he gave the “Lark” a careful examination, then replenished34 the fuel supply, tried out the engine, and finally rolled the plane down the runway. One of the mechanics offered his assistance, which the boy declined for he didn’t really need help and he didn’t want an outsider to play nursemaid to his bus. Everything was in apple pie order when a taxi drove up with Mr. Austin and Bob, and Jim noticed a third man, who was in the uniform of an officer of the Marines.
“We got a dozen sets of cob-webs, Old Timer,” Bob called.
“I’ll change into mine right away.” The two were coming toward him, and Mr. Austin handed a small package to his son.
“I have the extra suits in another bundle to put with the luggage. Jim, we met Lieutenant35 Morrow of the Marines. He is in a very unfortunate predicament, my son, and wants us to give him a lift across to Havana so he can join his company. He has been on leave, but he missed the N. Y. R. B. A. air156 line, and he cannot get a boat. It is very important that he join his company tonight,” Mr. Austin explained as he introduced them.
“Didn’t know there were any Marines in Havana,” Jim remarked as he greeted the officer.
“There aren’t, but I can get a lift from there without any trouble,” Lieutenant Morrow explained. “You see, I got five-day’s leave because my wife was sick. She’s been in a bad way and I stayed with her until the last minute. I wanted to be with her every minute that I could. Then the train I took to get here was delayed,” Morrow said. His face wore an anxious expression, and his eyes looked as if he had lost a week’s sleep, but Jim hesitated.
“He asked us if we were flying to Cuba and told us the trouble he’s in. It is serious, you know Jim, if he doesn’t join his company when he’s supposed to. I told him that you have been doing the piloting and I do not know how much weight we are carrying,” Bob explained. Jim could see that both his Buddy36 and his father were anxious to accommodate the stranded37 Marine30 and he frowned.
157 “Mighty sorry, old man, not to be able to help you out. I’d do it in a minute, but our plane is not very big and I’ve just tanked up to the last ounce we’ll carry,” he said with emphasis. Bob looked at him, but Jim busied himself about the machine.
“Can’t you dump out the extra stuff?” Morrow urged. He had fully38 expected to be taken and he showed his resentment39. “I’m an officer of our Federal Government and you are in duty bound to assist me. I can order you to do so—”
“How do you get that way, Old Man?” Jim demanded, whirling on him quickly. “Am I responsible because you over-stay your leave? Florida has any number of air planes and you’ll have no trouble getting one to take you across if you need to go. Get in, Bob and Dad.” He snapped out the last words so sharply, that his two companions complied without question, and it wasn’t until they were in their seats that it occurred to them that they had treated a United States officer rather sharply, but the “Lark” was already thundering into the sky. She climbed to ten thousand feet, then leveled off, and her nose was turned south.
158 “Come on, old man, change seats with me,” Bob insisted.
“All right,” Jim agreed, then he spoke40 into the tube. “O.K. back there, Dad?”
“Yes I am, my son, but I do not understand why you chose to be so uncivil to that officer.”
“I wasn’t until he began to shave-tail me, and besides, if we dropped down on one of the islands tonight and found you nicely strangled back there, your wife would never let us take you out again. We’re not taking any chances,” he answered.
“Have you any reason to believe the man was misrepresenting himself?”
“A frail41 one. While we were at lunch I heard a pretty girl almost cry because her brother, who is a Marine, hadn’t been able to get leave in weeks, and another thing, I bet a gold tooth that the boat service from Miami to Cuba is better than the train service from New York to Chicago,” he answered. “I’m going to change my togs.”
“You surely have a mind in the making, oh my step-brother. I was so busy feeling sorry for the poor goop that I didn’t use my159 think machine at all,” Bob remarked ruefully.
“Well, use it now, old fellow. In a few minutes Neptune42 will be under us and he’s a jealous God. Fly high, wide and handsome,” Jim chuckled43.
Bob turned his entire attention to flying, while Jim managed to maneuver44 out of his heavy clothes and get into the lighter garments. It was pretty close quarters, but it was accomplished45 at last, and Austin settled himself in his seat, took a look at the parachute, adjusted that and the safety strap46, then he had time to observe the vast expanse of ocean rolling in endless white-tipped billows beneath them. The plane was singing along smoothly47, there were only a few clouds in the blue dome48 above, but the wind was strong. Austin scrutinized49 the chart, did some calculating, and finally made a decision.
“I say, Buddy,” he spoke into the tube and Bob took the other end.
“What say?”
“If the esteemed50 Lieutenant Morrow was on mischief51 bent52 he will manage somehow to get word ahead of our coming. By the way,160 how did you happen to run into him?”
“We were just coming out of the store and he spoke to us. Said he could tell that we were traveling by plane because we had on the helmets, and he wanted to know if we could carry an extra passenger. He told us his tale of woe53 and finished up by saying that he was desperate to get back to his company because the Marines are busy lads right now, besides it would go hard with him if he didn’t put in an appearance on schedule,” Bob explained.
“I see. Well, you know Dad hopes to forestall54 any crookedness55 that may be afoot when he lands in Cuzco. It’s a big deal they are putting over, the parents are involved heavily financially, and if a few of those lads who are in a hurry to get things cleaned up found out that Dad is flying to the scene of the massacre-to-be they might try to clip our wings; do something to keep him away until it’s too late,” Jim announced.
“Yes, that’s clear, but who the heck knew we started?”
“Search me, but if Morrow was trying to put one over on us between Miami and Cuba, he’ll let his boss know that we didn’t fall so161 well for his sob56 stuff. They’ll work fast, do something else.”
“Do you believe Morrow was not on the level really?”
“I don’t know whether to believe it or not, but it’s just as well not to give him a chance.”
“The more I think of him, the fishier he gets. Got a plan to upset his apple cart in Havana?” Bob inquired.
“Yes.”
“Shoot. What is it?”
“We won’t land there.”
“Go right on to Cuzco?”
“Not so foolish as that. Dad wouldn’t stand for it. We’ll give our island of Cuba so much space that the inhabitants won’t even see a speck57 of us, and we’ll make our landing on Jamaica. There’s a port called Montego and I’m sure the inhabitants will be delighted to see a couple of little boys who are trying to get along in the world.” Bob glanced at the map, did some mental figuring, and nodded his approval.
“We may as well keep our rear seat from knowing what our front seats are doing,” he grinned.
162 “You get brighter by the minute, old man.”
“It’s the company I keep. I’d be much better if you weren’t such a poor skate,” Bob retorted.
“Grab your parachute, man, you are going to be dropped into yon briny58.”
“Unhand me. I say, let’s eat in the air. We’ll announce that later to Dad. Gosh, he’ll think we’re bum27 pilots not being able to see Cuba,” Bob chuckled.
“Perhaps he’ll take a nap, and I’ll tell him you were piloting,” Jim announced cheerfully. “Anyway, he’ll be glad we are nearer.”
“Sure. It’s over five hundred miles by a straight line, and we may hit a fog, or a bad wind. Those islands down there are the Keys. See how high you have to get to be out of sight of them.” Bob zoomed59 a thousand feet higher and the tiny dots were lost from their sight.
“That means that an inhabitant, if he has no glasses, can’t see us,” Jim remarked.
“Yes, but Cuba is three or four hundred miles long and a hundred wide. If we fly straight across it that will take at least163 twenty minutes, at top speed. Lucky there are no indicators60 in the passenger seat. You have to remember that Dad’s a pilot too,” Bob reminded his buddy.
“I don’t believe he’d object if he knew. I’ll tell him.” Jim took up the tube and spoke to his father. “I say Dad, we can make Montego in Jamaica easily before dark. Suppose we do that, then tomorrow we won’t have such a long hop.”
“Hump. I should be glad to cover the additional miles if you are sure that it isn’t going to be too much for you boys and the “Lark”. We do not want to be fool-hardy,” he answered.
“It’ll be easy, and the weather is great. We may as well take advantage of it as long as we can,” Jim explained.
“If you are all right when we fly over Cuba, why, go on by all means.”
“Good. We’ll make a raid on Mom’s baskets for supper.”
“I’m glad he knows,” said Bob, and Jim nodded his agreement.
After that, Austin spent some time observing the ocean rolling by under them, then he got one of his books from under the164 seat and prepared to do some studying, but he kept the tube in his hand so that his step-brother might call on him without delay. In a few minutes he was so absorbed in what he was learning that he completely forgot he was not at his desk at home or at the laboratory at Don Haurea’s. Some time later Bob nudged him, and Jim glanced up.
“Cuba?”
“Must be. I’ve seen a couple of planes floating around. There’s a big fellow over there,” Bob remarked and Jim looked in the direction indicated. The long island racing61 toward them looked remarkably62 beautiful, and the boy could see numerous boats of all sizes on the water, besides quite a few planes that seemed to be soaring about lazily in the sky as if their owners were merely having a good time.
“Better go higher,” Jim suggested. Bob turned the “Lark’s” nose into the air, zoomed up swiftly, and raced forward. She was not traveling at the extra speed, so that would not call special attention to her, but while they were still some distance from the island, they saw one plane detach itself from the rest, and start out as if it intended to165 meet them. It soared swiftly toward them, and Jim watched it thoughtfully, while Bob tried to figure out whether it was merely a friendly advance or someone who was interested in looking them over. He decided not to give the fellow a chance, so he zoomed swiftly up, swerved63 his course slightly, and sped forward well out of the observer’s range of vision. By that time they were nearing Havana, could see the activity of the lovely city, and again Bob climbed, then racing into a cloud bank he put on full speed. Jim watched the other plane, which circled wide before it followed toward the land.
“That guy was looking for us, Buddy, but he doesn’t know if it’s us, or isn’t us,” Jim remarked grimly.
“Did I give him the slip?”
“I think so. Can we keep in these clouds?”
“They looked deep when I was watching them,” Bob replied grimly.
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