The waters of the bay were not one hundred yards distant.
Had the airship fallen into them the result would have been serious enough. It would have meant death.
But fortunately they were to alight on shore. Down settled the airship until it struck the earth.
Then Frank went over the machinery critically. He found the defect as he had believed he should in the machinery.
He located the break and then said to his anxious companions:
“It can be repaired, but it will require a couple of days to do it in.”
This meant a delay, and just at a time when all were anxious to reach home. Yet no demur was made.
The anchors were put out and then work was begun.
As Frank had predicted there was a couple of days’ work on the machinery. The job was pushed forward as rapidly as possible and had been nearly completed when an exciting incident occurred.
Suddenly in the water of the bay there appeared a number of the peculiar Esquimau canoes, known as kayaks.