"By the color of the smoke," replied Ralph. "There, did you see the two that came together, one with very white smoke on the right; the other with a sort of gray, off to the left? That last one was from a French gun."
"What's the matter with that Farman machine?" said one of the gunners. "He acts queerly."
"The wing must be shot off, or he wouldn't spiral in that way," replied Ralph.
"He's coming down, but he has the machine in control, I think," remarked one of the men.
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"Yes; if he can keep it in that way, but he must straighten out or he will never reach our lines," said Ralph.
"See if you can make out the trouble," said the lieutenant, as he handed Ralph the glasses.
"The pilot is dead," said Ralph, after a quick observation.
"Do you think so?" asked the lieutenant.