RAF

After the war Valerie married Peter Middleton, a wartime RAF flying ace.

With those talking fingers, he was able to make plain a question: was Raf the pilot of the flitter?

To Raf's peering gaze Dalgard's face had a drawn, gaunt look as if he had been at hard labor during the hours just past.

Raf watched the muscles stand up on his slender arms as he exerted strength.

But the scout doubted if the explorers were waiting for the return of Raf.

As he chewed on the ration concentrate and drank sparingly from his canteen, Raf continued to listen.