LAUNCHING THE MUD TURTLE
Five minutes later he was by Tempest's side,
"Hello, old top," said the latter, in a weak voice. "You don't happen to have a plate of ham and eggs about you, and a quart or so of coffee, do you? I'm ravenous. I could n't find a restaurant open anywhere round here."
"Stop fooling!" said Dave. "Where are you hurt?"
"I guess I ought to be nearly all right by now," Tempest said with a grin. "I 've been doing nothing particular but nurse it for about thirty hours. I twisted my ankle a bit yesterday, and I must have bumped my head in falling, because I don't remember much about it."
"Well, cheer up," said Dave. "We 'll soon get you home now."
"Oh, I 've been cheered up for the best part of an hour," said Tempest. "I heard you and Jim yelling the top of your heads off, but the wind was in the wrong direction for you to hear me shouting back. I knew you'd roll up sooner or
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