BIGGLES FLIES NORTH

by Captain W. E. Johns

XIV. AN UNEXPECTED LANDING (Pages 154 – 161)

The crew of the Jupiter soon see the Weinkel in the far distance bearing west. It is not going to Fort Beaver. The Weinkel then starts to descend, in order to land in the middle of nowhere. Biggles is able to land his Jupiter aircraft first in order to remain undetected. He lands the other side of a line of spruce and fir about a mile from the Weinkel. Biggles, Algy, Ginger and Wilks then run to the far edge of the timber from where the country to the south lays open to their view, so they can see what is going on. They see the Weinkel standing by a small log cabin near the edge of a lake. Biggles does not doubt that they are unloading the gold, although exact details can’t be seen. The Weinkel then takes off and heads south-east, that being the direction of Fort Beaver. Returning to the Jupiter, the four airmen also take off to fly back to Fort Beaver. On arrival, from the air, Biggles can see the Weinkel on the aerodrome with McBain and Ferroini standing beside it and they are talking to Delaney, the Mountie. Landing, Biggles sees the Moose Creek gold boxes being unloaded. They haven’t stolen the gold at all - Biggles simply can’t understand it.