"I'm ready right now. Whether Buck is or not I can't say. As for me,
I've got the old flying fever, big and hot. I suppose it rests with
Byers."
Later on as the group whom they had been discussing approached, Blaine
and his friend were introduced. Andra, it was plain to see, had ready
given poor Buck a deal to think about later on. She was handsome,
dark-eyed, light-haired with a peachy complexion -- a combination hard
indeed for a susceptible youth to resist. Avella, her sister,
blue-eyed, dark-haired, a year older than her sister, was equally
fascinating, yet in a different way.
Both were kindly, earnest, in love with their new work, and ready to go
anywhere or do anything that would serve the good cause.
As a matter of course, when Erwin excused himself on plea of other
business and the Senator, looking at his watch, found he had an
appointment with Byers, the four young people were left alone. By
couples they strolled through the aerodrome, inspecting this,
commenting on that, while other fliers regarded the boys with more or
less envy.
After a while several specks were seen in the eastern sky that
approached rather more rapidly than was usual with friendly planes at
such time of day. Blaine had his glasses out, while listening to the
comments of the girls on the difficulties they bad in bringing both
boys into that hut and dressing their wounds.
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