CHINA CLIPPER
"Telegraph's" Now Serial From The First National Picture story by Commander Frank Wead, U.S.N.,
CHAPTER ONE
Dave Logan stood by the rail on the "A" deck of the s.a. Toyen Maru and scanned the throngs on the dock below. The Toyen Maru was docking in New York harbour and Dave, returned from
lengthy trip in Japan, WAR earching for his wife among the hundreds that had assembled un the wharf to watch the steam- er's arrival.
Suddenly he saw her.
“Jean, darling!" he called, cupping his hands before his lips.
"I'll be off in a minute!"
United on the dock, they held each other in a long embrace.
"You've been away so long I was beginning to think I'd never had a husband," announced Jean as she kissed Dave for the third time. "I'm sorry you had such hard luck on your trip," she add- et soberly.
Dave's bronzed face clouded.
"What could I do?" he asked. "An English outfit beat me there by five days and put through the deal. It'll be tough to face Horn. He doesn't send agents to Japan to see the scenery."
Their speech was interrupterl by a low deep throated chorus of whistles and bells,
"It must be Lindbergh!" Dave shouted to his wife. "He's due
iu from Paris to-day. Let's get through the customs and join the erowd."
Half an hour later the two were among the milling throngs assembled to welcome home the lanky young man who had amaz- ed the world by making the first solo flight across the Atlantic.
"Some day everybody will be anaking hops like that by air." said Dave as he watched the young aviator drive by.
Jean looked at her husband quizzically. "Is the aviation bug zutting you again ? she asked.
"It's always had me." he an- wered as he began to guide her through the crowd. "Let's get over to Horn's office. He'll be expecting me."
While Jean waited in the out- er office, Dave talked with Horn, his employer.
"You had tough luck, and I don't blame you," Horn was say- ing. The only thing to do is to keep trying. Take a look at thesc de Barros files for Rio. Maybe you'll have better luck next time."
"There isn't going to be any next time," said Dave, quietly. As Horn started to rise, Dave motioned to him to sit down and then continued, "Maybe I'm dizzy, but I just saw a kid air- mail pilot from St. Louis. Ho flew from here to Paris. Alone. Woll, I'm going to do things like taat... maybe bigger,"
"You've quit ?"
"Yes," answered Dave, "Let's get on home and I'll tell you about it.
I'm going to build a bridge across the Pacific," he un- nounced,--"An air bridge," he added quickly as Jean opened her mouth in amazement.
They made their first plans that right; and a few weeks lat- er they were in Philadelphia where Dave, with the help of friends, established a passenger air service between that city and Washington.
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Unfortunately for Dave and his plans, the venture proved un- successful. B. C. Hill, a busi- ness man who had backed the line, withdrew his support at a -time when it was most needed. Dave's only encr ragement came from his two partners in the business-"Dad" Brunn, a vete- ran aircraft designer, and Tom Collins, wartime flying compa buddy of Dave's.
The trio were sitting around the airport office after Hill had loft. Tom Collins, a lanky, dark- haired young man, voiced his opinion of the whole affair..
(To be Continued.)
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. MONDAY,
"TELEGRAPH'S" NEW FILM SERIAL
LLOYDS
WHAT HAS GONE BEFORE:
Jonathan Blake, orphaned slavey in a Norfolk wateraldo tavern, and his friend, Horatio Nelson, discover a plot to toot the gold cargo of the brig Mag- pie-0, scuttle her and defraud the inaurore, Lloyds Of London." The two boys, both about 13 in that year 1970, snook aboard the Maggie-0, watch the plotters at Tork, and make their 'oscope, Ashore, they agros they sell walk to London, a hundred miles away, and inform Lloyds of the plot.
Chapter Throo WHEN Horatio Nelson entered
his father's home there was about him an air of resignation and respectful defiance such as doubtless animated the Christian martyrs inį the Coliseum. He disdained to enter by the kitchen door, sneak up to lin room to change his wet clothes and then return to the kitchen, there to honey the cook into giving him food left over from dianar. Instead ho marched bravely through the front door into the study, where his father sat in conversation with a man in the uniform of an officer In the British navy. This man was Captain Maurice Buckling, his mother's brother, and Horalio had hot seen him more than twice bo- fore, He hoped now that Captain Buckling's presence might operato 10 delay the punishment ho knew hiu fathor would vilt upon him, for Horatio feared the embarrass pient of punishment in the presence of his uncle Suckling far more than be feared the punishment Italf.
"Well, young man," the Reverend Nelson boomed at him, "you cut your class to run off with that young gultoranipe Blakte. I know it, And you've returned soaking wet. Where have you been?"
"in swimming, sir,“
Captain Suckling laugheel.
"Did you fall into the water, Horatio?
No, alr, I jumped in."
"Why?"
"If you please, sir, I'd rather nol tell."
"You'll tell or take a threshing.” "Tit go get the birch, air. Shait I go to the next mom and take down my breechen?"
Tes."
Captain Suckling turned to Hor fia's father, "Here's a lad of spirit," he declared, "I could use him as a midaldpman in my now command, the Raisonable. Would you be agree able to letting Horallo come with me?"
MARCH 8,
1937.
OF LONDON
by
PETER B. KYNE
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· Fyrens Power, Sly. Quy Standing and C. Aubrey Smal
aboard the Raisonable he'll get all wore to pass before he saw Horatio; century before.
the discipline he ́necdo. Ife'll learn | again—and even then ho, did not - So much for the objective toward |to obey orders, there, egad,"
see him. He saw only the coffin that which. Jonathas Blako, gutteranips, "So you wish to go with your enclosed his frail form when the of Burnham-Thorpe, in Norfolk, Uncle Maurice, Hornilor" the par-horo of Trafalgar come home, to mored by a sones of honesty and son queried in a kindifer tone. taka permanent station in West-duty which was Innate in him,
"Yes, sir, I do."
minster Abbey with the historiajalace it had navor been inculcated "Then, you may do so, my son." grent of England.
¡la him, hurried in 1770.. Ones on the "Hurrah," cried Captain Bucking. The first mention of Lloyd's, that high road to London ha teled, He was a hearty, jovial soul and lastitution which we of the present | time after time, to steal a ride, on Horallo's heart warmed to him in- day know for the largest and great-the baggage boot of the heavy lum- atinctively, "Fll pay for his out est insurance corporation the worldbering six horse coaches, London Giting and the expense of his four- has ever known, occurs in a pub- bound, but each time the guard, ney down to Chatham, where my lication in 1083, although the nu- old in experience, drove him off ship is lying.” He drew the boy to ture of the article leaves no, doubt with blows of a cans. People travel- him. "You'll be a brave sight in in one's mind. but that this organ- tog in private conveyances wetu your iricom bat ond midshipman's Ization of underwriters had como much too great for such a lowly
As Jonathan surveyed the busy peens at Lloyd's coffee house, he was accosted by a walter, who started
him toward the door. Their progress was interrupted by the folling of the Latino Ecl—a singlo aharp noto which meant there was a new maritime disaster to report to the assembled underwriters. "Bravely spoken, Horatio," Cap- tain Buckling declared. "How would uniform, I'll warrant."
Into being some time previous, Con-ad as Jonathan to presume upon you like to enter bla majesty's
"Thank you, sir. I'll be a good trary to the belief of practically the to the extent of asking for a ride, boy, sl. You'll not have to birch entire civilized world, the organiza-no, perforce, he was put to it to Havy, Ind p
should like to very much." me, air."
tion was not started by Lloyd. It tradgo the entire distanco. Ho aver- Horatio replied primly, not daring Captain Suckling chuckled, "A was a voluntary amociation of ship, aged about twenty miles a day; he to express the full enthusiasm the birching in the navy mlad, is done owners, masters, underwriters and alept in hay packs at night and query evoked in him. Indeed, he with a cat-o-nine-tails, conked over merchants--an organization that, exlated on two light meals per day was not particularly rathaslactic night in brine. Men bleed at every like Topsy "Jo grow. It's earliest for four days, when the stock of about entering the British navy, but cut of the cat. So it to well, Horatio, meeting place win in a coffee house food he had carried from the he was exceedingly enthusiastic to tep out of trouble, by obeying owned by one Edward Lloyd, in Widow Blake's was exhausted. about entering anything that would ordern strictly."
Tower Street, London, - meetings Footsore, unutlerably weary and take him away from French noung
"Go upstairs and change into dry for gossip and business transactions, faint from hunger and thiest, Jono and stera paternal authority.
clothes. the parson ordered. “Then | Tide habit created such prosperity than at length entered London, and have cool give you your supper." for the coffee house that Edward after a heartbreaking day spent An hour later Horatio sneaked Lloyd removed his establishment in Inquiring the way to the office of out of the parsonage. In the door 1092, and founded a larger coffee Mr. Lloyd, the insurance man, ho way of the carriage house Jona house in Lombard Street. Here, come at length to the coffee house, than Blake awaited him.
shortly afterward, he began the still called Lloyd's Coffee House, “I'm ready," Junatban announced, issue of Lloyd's News, a publication although not operated by a Lloyd, “Have you some extra clothes and devoted to mercantile and maritime In Pope's Head Alley. He lingered a To a poor country parson, whose food?"
information. Eventually this was minute or two in the vestibulo, sur wife had died leaving him with Jonathan, I can't go
succeeded by Lloyd's List, published veying the scene within, where man cleven children, of which Horatio
"You'll go or take a umash on dally, and now the second oldest sat af small round tables eating, was the Afth, the proposition was the jaw. Remember our pact.” newspaper in London. The merch- | drinking their coffee, signing papary, not one for long consideration: It "Then you'll have to clout me, ants and underwriters followed conferring with clerks, shouting to won the practics to enter boys of Jonathan. I'm going into the Navy, Lloyd to Lombard Street and con- other men of almilar tables across from twelve to fourteen years of I'm going to be a midshipman tinued to meet in his new coffee the Front room. In ons corner a Age a midshipmen in the Brilish aboard my uncle's elip, the Ratson- shop during the greater part of large ball hung suspended from the Navy; nobody smiled when oldable. She's a line o' battle ship," he the eighteenth century but without ceiling; waiters burried hither and grizzled son doga touched their fore- added proudly. "A sixty-four." any apparent organization or rules. yon; it was a scene of orderly con- locks to the young gentlemen and "Six-four what?"
In addition to serving the patrona fusion, with a great deal of good addressed them as Mister! Captain
"Sixty-four guna."
their meals, the waiters at Lloyd's | nature and bad "Image-apparent., Bucking' generous offer insured
gradually assumed another func- for the poor parson's son entry into
Gathering his courage Jonatban tion-that of clerks to the under slipped in and stood fast inside the the honorable profession of arm;
writers, reading aloud announce entrance. A walier caught sight of It removed a source of worry and
ments of general intorest, posting him and shouted: "Ere, you, young notices on the bulletin board, ringragamunin, wet're you doin 'cre?" ing the bell which gave warning of nows about to be announced and;
left one mouth less to feed.
"He's small for his age and a bit Inclined to be delicate," the pardon protested. He felt he might Iny him- self able to a charge of heartless- ness did he acquiesca too rendily.
A silence. Then, "I suppose we'll never mont again, Ioratio."
He
"I want to sea Mr. Lloyd on very
hence, requesting silence, As tho Important business," Jonathan re- business increased, the merchants, Plled wearly. underwriters and associates
"Wot rot," the waiter replied.
-0.1
Harstio did not nnswer. couldn't: There was a lump in his throat. Finally ho anid, "Clip mo with your mauley. I'm breaking the puct."
"I-I can't," choked Jonathan. "You must, Ifa your right." "He's wiry and he has courage. Jonathan delivered a focblo smack moved to a building in Pope's Head "h's been dood a matter o' sixty He know he had a birching dus with his open hand on Iloratio's Alley, formed a permanent organ-years, 'Op it now." And, in order. and he was reaalved to take it like pale Jaw. "Goodbye," he gulped. Ization with rules and, in 1779 adop-to enforce als command, he came a little man. He has been up to "Ccod luck."
ted a printed form of insurance over and grasped the boy by tha soma devilment and probably can- Hornlio did not answer. He was policy differlag but little from the nape, As he was about to heave the aldera the enjoyment he's had well wesping, Jonathan gave him a small form in was today.
Jad through the door into the verti worth the price he'll have to pay.hurr, and disappeared in the dark- In 1811 the society was reorgan-bule the bolt in the corner was Well, In the open air life of the nees and fog London bound. Al-ized and, in 1871, Incorporated, the Navy I'm thinking he'll be far though he did not know it, a new titis of the corporation, Lloyd's, a healthier than bere, where the cold: He was opening for him, too—a life{tribute to the memory of the man raw tog clogs the country three that was to be filled with adventure, who, for same obscure reason had days out of seven. And do not whip in life that was destined never to encouraged the birth of the organi the led this time. If he comes (bo a duit one. And thirty-five years Ization in his coffre kopss more than
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