MUTT AND JEFF
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NOW WHAT'LL
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IT'S
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- DOIN
NOTHIN'
WE'VE BEEN STANDING HERE TWO HOURS! (TY TOUGH "TRYIN' TO GET A
· LIFT!
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THE DAILY SHORT STORY
AIR PILOT
·
All the passengers except Bart hissed and crackled about the cabin. Peabody, the pilot, felt that they Jordan began to look worried again. were getting a break when the cabin There was little likelihood of a relief was sighted halfway up the slope. ship getting through.
They had thought that the country The storm continued for hours. Pre- beneath them was a veritable wilder- gently the passengers gave up hope of ness, and when the airliner had been the rescue ship's arriving, and retired forced to land in the only available to the quarters Mrs. Sprague assign- opening, they had anticipated an ed them Bart, Jordan and Frost, the uncomfortable couple of days until co-pilot, were together. Bart explained help could arrive. But here was a to them briefly what he planned to do. snug little log cabin, which meant Then he slipped out and returned to warmth and food and shelter. the now darkened living-room. He went
Bart didn't like the looks of it. To to the set and began calling Hillsboro. begin with it, was highly incredible After a long while, faint and barely that the ship could run out of gas. audible, Hillsboro came in. Bart gave In the second place, this cabin was their position, then a voice behind him comparatively new. He smiled to said: "All right, pilot!. Get your hands himself. His imagination was run- up!"
ning away with him. He wished now He turned to find Sprague standing that Curtis Jordan hadn't told him behind him with a gun. He wasn't sur- that he (Jordan) was carrying the prised. Sprague was no longer the plans for the new naval bombers to genial host. His eyes gleamed wicked-
and Jordan ly. Washington. Only he
he knew about the plans, and only "You should have had sense enough and Jordan were concerned about to let well enough alone, pilot. We hop- the forced landing.
ed to acquire the plans and get away
ap-
**
Two men and a woman occupied in our own plane, which is hidden down the cabin. They weren't trappers as the valley, without hurting anyone.
All was logical to suppose.
"Sprague three Since you know so much. were educated, cultured.
raised the gun in his hand. "We're snow surveyors," the
"Look out behind!" Bart yelled sud- parent leader of the trio explained. denly. Sprague half turned. Bart leap- "I'm Dudley Sprague. This is my ed at him. The gun exploded harmless. wife. The other gentleman is Clay ly. A door behind the fireplace flew Riddle, my assistant."
open and Riddle and Mrs. Sprague "Snow surveyors?" Bart frowned. came running in with guns, Bart was "Government employees. We mea- glad he had mentioned his suspicions sure and weigh the winter's snow to Jordan and Frost. As it was, they
By Karl Grayson.
fall and can thereby estimate the barely arrived in time to save him. spring water flowage into the dry Frost shot the gun out of Riddle's hand, regions for Irrigation and power and Mrs. Sprague quit with a shriek
of terror. purposes."
ed.
to
After it was over Bart contacted Hillsboro again, and urged them to
Bart accepted the information with- out comment and returned to the grounded liner. He'd get a message hurry with the relief ship. off to Hillsboro at once. He sat "I can't figure it out," Jordan said, .down before the instrument board "I distinctly heard Sprague convers-
and threw a switch. Nothing happen- ing with the Hillsboro operator."
Bart worked over the' rádio for
"No you didn't," said Bart. "Sprague half an hour, then gave up. He was was talking with Riddle, who was in Cowling when he returned the the next room sitting before a make- cabin.
shift microphone.” He smiled. “I didn't The passengers were sitting around like the looks of things from the first. the cabin's living-room, apparently Then I noticed that Riddle was absent enjoying themselves. Only Curtis when Sprague put through his mea- Jordan looked worried. He had the sage. But what really sold me on the briefcase containing the plans clutch- trick was the fact that the alleged ed in his lap.
Hillsboro operator's voice came in so "Radio's out of order," Bart said clear and distinct. I've been flying this flatly. Someone of us will have to route for years. There's a pocket here. walk outside."
There was silence. Dudley Sprague He smiled again. "An air pilot gets to Radio reception is almost impossible." smiled pleasantly: It's fifty miles know those things."
(Released by The Associated News-
to the nearest töwn. It would take you a week." He gestured toward a table near the fireplace. The govern- paper ment," he continued, "requires that (we maintain a small receiving and sending set Since yours is out of Porter, we'll contact Hillsboro for you
Bart was puzzled and a little asham ed that he had suspected anyone û of
40 tampering with the ship'a equipment Sprague clamped on some earphones
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cand proféntly a Voice dame over the KELLY'S DIRECTORY
loud spear clear and distinct. Sprague: explained what had happen ed, and the voice said that a relief ship would be dispatched at once.
Everyone breathed easier. The Wor ried look left" Curtis Jordan's face,
After that, the gathering took on the proportions of a party. Mrs, Sprague went into the ien to prépare some- they were eating, thunder was heard in the distance, storm approached rapidly.; Light
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