It is little we need to worry about what may happen to us, after all."
"You never know how lucky you can be in this world," said Bob.
"And you never want to be afraid to give your luck a fighting chance,"
added Dicky.
CHAPTER XII
PLUCK AND LUCK
No little change came over the Brighton boys as they developed into
seasoned fighting airmen. They looked older, harder, but they were
just as much boys as ever.
The first serious casualty suffered by their little band of six came
to Archie Fox. Archie was doing what he called "daily grind" when
Fate overtook him. That "daily grind" was the sort of work that
bid fair to end in disaster one day or another.
Well Archie remembered that day. It had started much the same as
other days experienced by Archie's unit. The getting ready of the
machine, the brief examination of the controls, first Archie and
then his observer, a young officer named Carleton, taking their seats,
the word given, and then all other sound shut out by the dull roar
of the engine---it was always like that.
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