CHAPTER VI

Just in Time There were hoarse shouts from the officers of the imperiled craft as they rushed among the men, urging them to hold on and throwing their own weight desperately on the ropes. Teddy and Dan were close on Don’s heels as he reached the crowd. From all quarters of the field, other volunteers came flying to do their hit in preventing a disaster. It was a case where every ounce of strength and weight was needed to control the monster, which, with the rising wind, grew every moment more impatient of control. …