Whereupon he loaded Kwaque with his trove and put him in front to lead along the
runway to the beach.
It is enough that within another minute or two, Tars Tarkas, wearing the metal of a Warhoon chief, was hurrying down the corridor toward the spiral runway, bearing the Warhoon's torch to light his way.
The two companions of the man who lay now beside the door of the cell that had been Tars Tarkas' had just started to ascend the runway as the Thark came in view.
We could hear the sounds of conversation coming from the room above, but the hall still was unlighted, nor was any one in sight as we gained the top of the runway. Together we threaded the long hall and reached the balcony overlooking the courtyard, without being detected.
"Tan Gama left his short-sword in the Thark's cell," explained the first speaker, "and left us at the runway, to return and get it."
"'Tis even what I myself thought when Tan Gama left us at the runway," said another.
In a flash, one of them leaped into the sunlight in the open space where runway and water met.
At another signal from Van Horn the rowers backed water and forced the boat, stern in, up to the solid ground of the runway. And each rower, his oar in position in case of attack, privily felt under the canvas flap to make sure of the exact location of his concealed Lee- Enfield.
One by one they disappeared into the runway tunnel, and when the last was ashore he ordered the boat back to the ship.
We had scarcely started up the
runway when Woola suddenly displayed the wildest excitement.
As Turan stepped cautiously within, the third warrior descended the spiral
runway behind him.
"Recent, modern base plans for Cosford have not mentioned this added or temporary
runway, but state that in addition to the main
runway 'also, the whole grass area is suitable for landing' and 'grass
runways for use by station-based aircraft and gliders only'.
While the two
runways seem equivalent--even down to the pavement--they have one major difference that changes everything for takeoff and landing operations.
Parallel
runways with different dimensions or surface colors may be confusing.
Unlike Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport, most airports in Alaska do not have the luxury of alternative
runways; few even have parallel taxiways that can be converted into
runways to allow contractors free reign during the construction process.
