"That won't do at all," exclaimed Erwin, making another violent effort not only to stand but to walk. All at once he tottered and would have fallen, but Brenda caught him, placing him back on the cot.
"That'll do for you, Orris," began Blaine. "Shucks! I feel quite pert. Just you watch me!"
But it turned out that Blaine was, if anything, weaker than his friend, and silence gave consent to his first proposal. Even Miss Daskam assented, adding: "I hope when you do return with help, sir, that it will be sufficient to enable Brenda and me to accompany you."
For the first time Stanley seemed to catch the wistfulness in her eyes and tone. He impulsively took her hand, saying:
"Believe me, Miss Aida — Daskam, I mean," (She had already whispered to him her full name), "if any of us gets back out of this mess, you may be sure you will be among them —"
"And Brenda, too?"
"Brenda, too! If I know anything of our folks back at the aerodrome, we will have plenty of help."
In another minute he was gone. Brenda went with him to help about the gasoline, and in an short time, under her pilotage, he reached an open spot where he could rise.
They heard the whirring of his wings; he was gone.