“Give us yer hand, me bye.”
“Here you are, sir.”
“All roight, Frank, go ahead. I’ve got him.”
And up on the deck Barney hoisted the boy in a twinkling.
Frank looked up and saw the avalanche of snow almost upon them and then glanced ahead.
Many mighty ice blocks obstructed the Ranger’s path, and as she could not turn around and retrace her course, Frank resolved to try a desperate plan.
He determined to rush off the top of the cliff.
Accordingly he spun the wheel around and the boat dashed like lightning to the edge of the precipice.
As quick as a flash he pulled the gyroscope lever.
To his horror the wheels did not lift the boat at once.