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The Phoenix was playing its wait and see game again. In an hour or so they shot out over the edge of the cloud mass, and David could see a rocky coast below, dark and cold in the half light. The Phoenix began to slant down toward it, and presently they landed in a little meadow. THE PHOENIX WAS PLAYING ITS WEIGHT AND SEA GAME AGAIN IN AN HOUR OR SO THEY SHOT OUT OVER THE EDGE OF THE CLOUD MASS AND DAVID COULD SEE A ROCKY COAST BELOW DARK AND COLD IN THE HALF LIGHT THE PHOENIX BEGAN TO SLANT DOWN TOWARD IT AND PRESENTLY THEY LANDED IN A LITTLE MEADOW
id David. In a few minutes the Scientist got up again, and they took the elevator to the fourth floor. David closely watched the direction they were going, and when they came into the Scientist's room, he looked quickly through the window. There was a fire escape just outside. He had the information now: fourth floor, west side, fire escape by window. The Scientist eased himself onto the bed with a groan. Then he turned to David and said severely: "There's something strange about all this, and I intend to get to the bottom of it. You'll be hearing from me, young man!" "All right," said David, closing the door. "And you'll be hearing from _us_," he added in an undertone, "if I know the Phoenix!" * * * * * Flying at night was colder than flying by day, but it was more thrilling, too. They whistled through an immense blackness. Stars glittered overhead, and quicksilver patches of moonlight and shadow flashed across the clouds below. They were going to Ireland, but why, David did not know. T SANK INTO A CHAIR LET ME HELP YOU TO YOUR ROOM SAID DAVID IN A FEW MINUTES THE SCIENTIST GOT UP AGAIN AND THEY TOOK THE ELEVATOR TO THE FOURTH FLOOR DAVID CLOSELY WATCHED THE DIRECTION THEY WERE GOING AND WHEN THEY CAME INTO THE SCIENTIST'S ROOM HE LOOKED QUICKLY THROUGH THE WINDOW THERE WAS A FIRE ESCAPE JUST OUTSIDE HE HAD THE INFORMATION NOW FOURTH FLOOR WEST SIDE FIRE ESCAPE BY WINDOW THE SCIENTIST EASED HIMSELF ON TO THE BED WITH A GROAN THEN HE TURNED TO DAVID AND SAID SEVERELY THERE'S SOMETHING STRANGE ABOUT ALL THIS AND I INTEND TO GET TO THE BOTTOM OF IT YOU'LL BE HEARING FROM ME YOUNG MAN ALL RIGHT SAID DAVID CLOSING THE DOOR AND YOU'LL BE HEARING FROM US HE ADDED IN AN UNDERTONE IF I KNOW THE PHOENIX FLYING AT NIGHT WAS COLDER THAN FLYING BY DAY BUT IT WAS MORE THRILLING TOO THEY WHISTLED THROUGH AN IMMENSE BLACKNESS STARS GLITTERED OVERHEAD AND QUICKSILVER PATCHES OF MOONLIGHT AND SHADOW FLASHED ACROSS THE CLOUDS BELOW THEY WERE GOING TO IRELAND BUT WHY DAVID DID NOT KNOW
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