"This is silly," said Dick, finally. "What's the use of shouting? We could never be heard above the noise of the engines."
"It's too far away to see us," groaned Dan.
"But they are sure to see the wrecked Meteorite" Dick assured him.
"That's so. If they keep straight on, they will pass right over it," said Ray, then her voice broke as she exclaimed, "Look, Dan. It's banking for a turn. The plane is starting the other way!"
CHAPTER XV
READY FOR NEW ADVENTURES
"Quick, Dan, let's get a fire going!"
Dick Oakwood was taking no chances. He shouted orders to Raal and the other tribesmen and they rushed about getting dead branches and brush from the forest. Soon a huge fire was sending up a column of smoke.
Evidently the pilot was searching for the lost party, for he flew the plane slowly. Dick Oakwood was in a position to sympathize with Rex Carter, the anxious father hunting over the jungle for some trace of his children. Dick had gone through so many hours of worry lately that he knew how terrible was the suspense that the unhappy man was suffering.