Secrets of the Andes

The Project Gutenberg eBook, Secrets of the Andes, by James H. Foster
SECRETS OF THE ANDES JAMES H. FOSTER
The Andes looked dark and forbidding.
JAMES FOSTER
THE SAALFIELD PUBLISHING COMPANY Akron, Ohio nbsp; New York
Copyright, MCMXXXIII The Saalfield Publishing Company Secrets of the Andes PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
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“LOOK! The bridge is out! Stop the car—quick!” Bob Holton’s voice was unsteady as he gazed ahead at the place of danger.
Acting on the instant, Joe Lewis pushed the brake pedal to the floor and waited breathlessly, his mind filled with thoughts of tragedy.
The wheels of the small automobile locked, but the momentum carried the car on at a sickening pace. Despite the fact that the tires were new, they slipped over the road easily.
An instant later the youths saw that the distance between themselves and the washout was not great enough. In but a few seconds they would be plunging down the embankment into the swollen river.