Flying the Coast Skyways. Jack Ralston's Swift Patrol
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Newcomb Ambrose. Flying the Coast Skyways. Jack Ralston's Swift Patrol
CHAPTER I. By Airline to Atlanta
CHAPTER II. The Cipher Letter
CHAPTER III. The Leech Hangs On
CHAPTER IV. Perk Has an Adventure
CHAPTER V. Their Running Schedule
CHAPTER VI. By the Skin of Their Teeth
CHAPTER VII. On the Air-line to Charleston
CHAPTER VIII. Ships Passing in the Night
CHAPTER IX. When the Dawn Came
CHAPTER X. Ready to Strike
CHAPTER XI. Where War Once Broke Out
CHAPTER XII. When Cousins Get in Touch
CHAPTER XIII. Picking Up Facts
CHAPTER XIV. Perk Gets an Earful
CHAPTER XV. The Trial Spin
CHAPTER XVI. All in a Day’s Work
CHAPTER XVII. Spinning the Net
CHAPTER XVIII. Black Water Bayou
CHAPTER XIX. The Lonely Camp
CHAPTER XX. The Mother Ship
CHAPTER XXI. A Motor-Truck Caravan
CHAPTER XXII. Down to Business at Last
CHAPTER XXIII. At the Rendezvous
CHAPTER XXIV. Perk Rides in the Ghost Boat
CHAPTER XXV. A Well Oiled Machine
CHAPTER XXVI. Striking Out
CHAPTER XXVII. The Luckless Speedboat
CHAPTER XXVIII. Ready for Another Blow
CHAPTER XXIX. Jethro Takes a Hand
CHAPTER XXX. The Wind-up – Conclusion
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Jack did not seem to be at all surprised when his best pal made this abrupt announcement; but then he always kept himself prepared for coming events.
“I was expecting to hear you say that, buddy;” he told his mate; “for the past fifty miles on, our string up to date had about run through. I reckon we’ll be on foot before many more minutes. Get the airport yet – Wally?”
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Jack took a little more time than he had reckoned on; but, being expert at reading the secret cipher code adopted by the Government, in the end he had mastered the entire contents of the letter of instructions.
“Pull over this way a little, partner,” he told the feverishly waiting Perk. “I want to lower my voice while explaining what it’s all about; and we just can’t be too careful, since walls sometimes have ears especially in this day of the hidden dictograph. To begin with,” he went on to add, “we seem to have guessed fairly well that it was bound to have some connection with the smuggling business along the Atlantic seaboard, between Norfolk and Savannah.”
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