CHAPTER XV
THE RACE
Astonished and terrified as the Indians had been at the sight of the big-winged craft, high in the air above their heads, Tom and the others were no less surprised, though, of course, their fear was not exactly the same as that of the Alaskan natives.
"Do you really think that is Andy Foger?" asked Ned, as they watched the progress of the triplane.
"I'm almost sure of it," replied Tom. "That craft is built exactly as his was, but I never expected him to have such good luck sailing it."
"It isn't going very fast," objected Ned.
"No, but it can navigate pretty well, and that's something. He must have hustled to get it together and reach this point with it."
"Yes, but he didn't have to travel as far as we did," went on Ned. "He put his ship together at Sitka, and we came from Seattle."
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