CHAPTER XVIII

THE WINGED ENEMY As Ted Scott looked up, it seemed to him as though the air were alive with wings. There was a shadow between him and the sky as a huge bird swooped down upon him, webbed feet spread, murderous beak thrust forward. Instinctively Ted stepped back, flinging an arm before his face. The creature missed him and rushed past, its wings beating the air in the effort to check itself. It wheeled in mid-air and returned to the attack, swooping down again and again with fearful shrieks. The young men tried to b…