. True blue, the adventures of Mel, Ned, and Jim . tled by. Theywere not now far from their objective. Could theylast it out? Their tremendous speed had enabledthem to overhaul the slower-moving transports as ifthey were at anchor; but a short mile now separatedthem, when, crash! The fort had at last got therange. A shell had struck the stem of the plane, cut-ting it off like a knife just at the water-line. The tre-mendous speed at which she was travelling saved herfrom foundering instantly. She was tearing alongwith one-third of her hull clear of the waves. Heavenhelp her and her crew if her
. True blue, the adventures of Mel, Ned, and Jim . tled by. Theywere not now far from their objective. Could theylast it out? Their tremendous speed had enabledthem to overhaul the slower-moving transports as ifthey were at anchor; but a short mile now separatedthem, when, crash! The fort had at last got therange. A shell had struck the stem of the plane, cut-ting it off like a knife just at the water-line. The tre-mendous speed at which she was travelling saved herfrom foundering instantly. She was tearing alongwith one-third of her hull clear of the waves. Heavenhelp her and her crew if her speed slackened materi-ally ! The terrible impact of the shell threw her foran instant from her course, but Neds grasp of thewheel never slackened by a hairs breadth. Clench-ing his teeth, he kept her at it, yet not so fast asformerly, for the gaping rent in her bow gave the winda hold that meant the loss of knots. Where wouldthe next shot get her? The transport was by this time close enough forthe boys to distinguish the figures lining her
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