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CHINA CLIPPER
"Telograph's" New Sorial From The First National Picture, story. by. Commander Frank Woad, U.S.N.,
CHAPTER II
"Here we are, just getting started, and-zingo!" He snapped his fingers and looked at Dave and then at Dad Brunn.
Dad Brunn spoke quietly. "From the time I built my first plano nine- leen years ago, I've had many set- backs. Don't let this discourage you,"
He looked at Dave, kindly. "I won't be discouraged," answered Dave. He stood up wearlly. He was fired,
"Well, where to now?" asked Tom. "Pack up; I guess," answered Dave, as he started for the door. "Get hold of the girls and we'll have a nice long wnitel"
They met that night in a little table d'hote restaurant near the airport-
and "Dnd" Brunn Dave, Jean, "Mother" Brunn, Tom Collins and Sunny Avery, Tom's flance.
Dad Brand was drawing intricate #ttle designs on the table-cloth and explaining bin plans.
"I think I have something," he an- nounced, thoughtfully. "It won't be large as the ship we've talked
35
It will be as passengers
about. But it's a stort. big as we dare build it like company. It should be a flying bout capable of flying oceans. Some- thing like this
He roughly sketched what was to become the first Brun Amphibian while the others stood and looked over his shoulder.
w?
Dave made the first suggestion. "How about putting retractable wheels on It?" he asked. "So could use landing felds or water,"
"I had thought about
that," answered Dad. He continued
the
others stood by silent-
drawing us
ly arid watched.
When he had finished, Dave picked up table cloth, folded it
the
gently
mid put it in Dad's coat pocket.
"Let's get to work on it, Dad," he said. "I'll help you all I can, and I know the others will, too."
They left the restaurant in high spirits.
A few months later found them in West. While waiting for Dad to Key completed his plana, Dave took what money he had left and a few hundred dollars which he borrowed and formed an air service between Key West and Havana,
was the day before the inaugural flight, and Dave, Tom and Dad Brunn were busy on a last-minute check-up of the rather flimsy looking ship which Dave was to fly to Havana. As Dave worked over the instrument panel in the pilot's cockpit, a dark, middle-aged man opproached the shilp and called up to him.
Dave looked down and recognized the man. He was "Hap" Stuart, a wartime flyer who had been in the service with him.
a
"Hup!" called Dave. "You're sight for sore eyes!" He climbed out of the cockpit and jumped to the ground. "What on earth brought you here?"
"You know me," answered Hap. smiling. "Just barnstorming around looting for a flying job wherever I can find one."
one,"
"You've found
announced
want
Dave, as he tonic the flyer by the arm and pulled him over to the spot where Dad and Tom were checking the motor. "Dad and Tom, I you to meet a new member of our crew. "Hap' Stewart-we flew to- gether in the war."
go-
And so Hap
Stuart, happy
Jucky barnstorming pilot, became a
member of "the gang."
That evening. Dave insisted that Hap accompany him to his modest apartment in Key West to
Jean.
meet
"She's a swell kid," said Dave as he guided Hap up the stairs. "She will be tickled to death to meet you after hearing me talk about you all these years."
They entered the apartment, and Dave shouled:
"Jean, darling.
found,
Hap Stuart!"
Guess whom I've
There was no answer. Only a de-
pressing silence,
"Sit down, Hinp," said Dave, in- chale. "She probably
1
asleep. I'll go in and wake her up." He strode into the single bedroom which the two shared.
Jean was not there. She had left
a note on the table, and Dave's hands trembled as he opened t
He read iL
and
then tel it drop to the floor. He couldn't blame her for leaving him. She had led a
drab
life these past few months-sitting around the apartment
daya and nights at while he spent
a time at the air-
port. If she only could have waited another few days, though. The
БИС- cess of this first flight would mean everything. More money, recogni- tion and the chance to go ahead for the next big step--the fine to South America,
note
Dave looked down at the ngain. Yes, why couldn't she have stuck to him just a little longer?
Pulling his tangled thoughts to gether for a moment, he returned to a curious Hop in the living room.
"Jean's gone away on a trip," he explained. "We'll
go out and have
dinner at a restaurant."
Hap sensed what had happened,
THE
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, MARCH 9. 1937.
“TELEGRAPH'S” NEW FILM SERIAL
LLOYDS
WHAT HAS GONE BEFORE:
Jonathan Bloke, ponniless.or phan, and his playmato, Horatio Natson, son of prominent churok- man, uncover a plot to loot tho gold cargo of brig Mugpie-O in Norfolk, England, harbor in the year 1710. They board the Mog ple, watch the thieves at work; and make their escape. When Horatio is unable to go with hlin, beontuo Horatio in to enlar the Navy, Jonathan sets off for London, 100 miles away, alone, te inform Llodys of London of the fraud. He is about to be bjected from Lloyds by a waiter schon the tolling of the Lutine Bell, signifying TOWE of a marino dianister, sounda in the
TOOM,
Chaptor. Four
The bell at Lloyd's hung directly wer a rostrum and nobody was ever known to mount that bell ex rept the waiter whose duty it was to ring the boll. Having rung it oner, eflence settled over the coffee house instantly. The walter then read from a bulletin:
The brig Maggie-O, Corunna to Landon, reported sunk in the Channel uff Burnham- Thorpe, in Norfolk. Total loa clatnied on vessel and cargo. There was a moment's silence, then everybody appeared to sigh at once and ncrape hle chair, na if the shock of this nows had cnused him An involuntary Instinct to retreat from any tona. Then silence again, shattered by a shrill childbh vider:
"The Maggie-O didn't sink by ac- cident. She wan acuttled for the in- #urance-plenno, please, don't throw me out. I must are Mr. Lloyd. Ho'n being robbed, I must tell him--"
"Much you know about it, you young tunatic," the waiter kald grimly, and dragged the boy toward the entrance. As he pulled opon the door a gentleman stood in the en- trance. "Your name, sir," the waiter quotled, still holding fant to the boy's name.
"Benjamin Franklin. I have an engagement here to meet Dr. John- Don and Mr. Boswell."
The waiter let go Jonathan to receive Mr. Franklin's hat and cane and the boy took advantage of thile inpimentary relief to dodgo under the wafter's arm and back into the coffee house. He ron to the rom- trum, was pursued by another; walter and collared there.
_windia."
OF
by
LONDON
PETER B. KYNE
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information that ad just reached hin. "Han there been any news ro calvod of the whereabouts of the brig Senhorne 7"
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Id like to grow up into an insurment of human nature and a fear ance underwriter."
loseness that, in alter life, was to "We'll nee, we'll see," Angerstetuinwaro the auccess of whatever on- murmured, "Watson"
terprises in which, he might As it in answer to a query a A middle-aged man with one leg gago. Ito know his.ihreat to ren waller mounted the roatnim, and off at the knee, came hopping over port the butler's not at all polite rang the bell twico. "Brig. Ben-to Angerstein's table. "Watson, observation to Mr. Angeratoin had horse. Le Havre to London with take this wait out and buy him given that pompous Individust wine, paken in the Che three overything he needs in the way of pause, so he triad another shot now. days agd,"
clothing. Bea to it that he gets the "I will assume that you meant "Well have a committen from best. Then take him to my home no hoffanne by that remark about Lloyd's, together with the London and turn him over to the butter, vermin," he said with a dignity far police, waiting to banra her when with Instructions to have him bath beyond his years. "I aball forget ohe docks. If the gold is found in nd and clothed and given a bed in it." He drove his index finger into her master's quarters the proof of the servants' quartors. Watson," the butler's fat paunch. "Happear barratry will be aufficient for n con- he explained to Jonataan, "is my ancos hoften deceive even viction. May I suggest that our chief clerk."
wise men." He recalled the fact
vary
Summoned before John Angerstein, Jonathan retells the story of the scuttling of the Maggio-O' by the erow which had lunied her.cargo of guild. Thus began the life-long association between the older man and the boy which was to witucas Jonathan's rise to greatness in the assoolation of Lloyds of London, chairman lake charge of this mat- Thank you, sir." e
that Hoito sometimes assumed "I tell you the Maggio-O wan ter and give the most thorough "Hum-m-m! Got some manners an air of pomposity, when speaking scuttled." he screamed. "Mr. Lloyd investigation??
about you for a brat, Have you with him; it was half in jest, half taiset not pay the insurance. It's n He returned to his seat and sat. had any schooling?"
in carnost, dealgnod to fet. Jona- playing with his watch seals and “A litle bit, mir.”
than know that, despite their com A stentorian voice shouted: beaming benevolently upon his fel- "You'll have to have a big bit radeship, Horatio was above him "Walter, let go that boy. What the low underwriter. He was in this if you wish to have a seat in socially. So he said to the butter: devil do you mean by man-handling good mood when the walter Lloyd's coffee house. Well, you up "Never forget that, my good man." the little fellow? Boy, come here." brought Jonathan back to Anger pear to have the right spirit--| Thank you, sir,,thank you," the
Jonathan beheld a gentleman in ton desk and presented the bill honesty, courage, perolience, en latter repiled humbly. A middia forties rising from him for the boy'n meal.
quite a bit personality. You table and crooking a Angor at him. He came over. "Are you Mr. Lloyd, air he asited respectfully,
A wook later John Angerstein "How then, young fellow, mlad," must have come of good stock...had Jonathan aummoned to his li sald John Angerstein, "thanks to well, take him away, Walaon. |brary after dinner. He smiled as your warning the underwriters at Waleen took the boy away, to a he noted the boy's handsome, in- "No. lad, My name is Jolin AnJoyd's have probably been saved storn whore he purchased for him telligent face; there was a healthy perstein. I am an underwriter not terrine loss. The Maggie-O cara completa new outht of clothing: glow in it now; the palone and I have underwritten the thousand ried insurance in the sum of one then they journeyed together in peakedness of malnutrition were pounds of the Insurance on the hundred thousand pounds on hull four wheeler to John Angereteta's gone. "Well, gald Angerstein, Maggie-O and her cargo. What and cargo, of which I was respon residence in Regent Street. Like you were right about the Maggie-O ground have you for erving to this sible for ten thousand. You'll have all of the houses in that street it being souttled, The police found company that the Maggie-O was to remain on hand as a witness, was a formidable old Georgian the gold under the floor of the not Hunk by accident but waa pur-provided we can prove this villainy house handsome and dignified, like cuddy of the Sen-horse, and the posely sunk-wcuttled?”
Lloyd's will provide board and it's owner. A butler in livery met crew of the Maggio, rounded up Jonathan told his atory, while lodging for you-likewise a com- them at the door and turned up in your precious relative's grog John Angerstein's kind eyes ap- pleto outfit of clothing of which his aristocratic nose at sight of the gery in Burnham Thorpe, readily praised him. "Remarkable." An-you stand so sadly in need. If we ragged Jonathan. Ha turned it confessed to save their necks. The gerstein murmured, "You appear fad that gold aboard the Seahorse down again promptly when Watson two captaina will presently ba to have arrived in London n tow you may rest amured you w ba (Jonathan had already discovered banged on Tower Hil. The various minuten ahead of the newa of the bandamely rewarded for your Watson was an ex-officer of the syndicates that had written in low of the Maggie-O. How did you good work"
British Navy and had lost his leg zurance on the Maggie and har manage to get here so noon?" "And wo," piped Jonathan plain- in battle) with the air of command cargo are therefore reloved of the
tively "will become of me after inseparable from the why have rek "You walked andred miles?"
been accustomed to exercking com- "Yes sir. I had to. I had no
"What's a syndicate, slṛ?" hy-why-I do not know, Top mand, gave him John Angeratein's money to buy a ride on the coach will return to your home, I dare orders.
"A group of men who pool their and nobody would give a ragamuf- any."
Jonathan
followed the butter money and write insurance or un An ke mo a ride."
"Do you coralder, sir, that I look down into the servants quarters Inderwrite the policies given by other "What caused you to come to 11ke a boy with a 'oms to not-alivo with vormin," the butter an-fauch syndicate, I havo had a meet- the basement. "I daresay you're insurers. I am the head of ons "Upon my word, you do
[ing_with__alf of the syndicates In-
"I walked, alr."
to?"
Lloyd's?"
"I heard one of the saltors, men-now that you mention it. Have younounced bluntly, tion Lloyd's of London and the in-parents-relatives"
"I am not, Jonathan replied terested in the Maggie-O and each Murance that would be collected "No, alr. I've been living with a firmly,, "I'm ragged but I 'ave al-gyndicate has agreed to give you .when the Maggio-D was «unk." horrible old woman since my pa- ways been clean. I shall report ten per cont of the sum your bon- "Remarkable! Quite! You're a renta led. She claim she is my your tesutting language, to Mr. esty and courage and intelligeneo Ane hrave Ind and an honest ane aunt by marriage, which doesn't Angerstein."
saved them. This sum I shall in- Into the bargain. You're hungry,mako 'er a relative of mine, doen
| vest for you in my syndicate and aren't you? And as the boy nod-It, air? And she keeps a dirty tile great man faid a friendly hand on ample to clothe you, board you and "Ah, that's better, me lad." The the intercot it will car will be ded, ho called to a walter: "Here, ob and gets drunk every night the plack poll. "The scullion will educate you, take this bay to a table and and heats me and I've never nd bring a tub and fill it with hot school. I shall have Watson look you in some excellent feed him as much as he'll eat. Then enough to eat until today, sir.” bring him and the bill in me. A "Hum-m-m!" mumbled John An- tubbed yourwolf and discarded these nover Bed your precious Anty Blake wator. When you have thoroughly into the matter for me. You will you use the rostrum ring the belt perstein and amiled a little. "Well, raga-let us trust, forever, the again, lad!", {wice."
what do you enggest, Jonathan mastor's valet will cut your hair.
Here are your sleeping quartern," boy displayed an
For the second time ihat day the
uncanny Judg-|
At the signal for good nowa, | Rinka?"" John Angorafein arono and Inform "Td like to go to work for you. ed ha fellow underwriters of the air. Couldn't I be your errand boy
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but he kept silent as they closed the apartment door and started down the of attention shown her, broke off her pilot the ship on its first fight to stairs.
engagement to Tom and took a train Trouble, they say, comes in cycles. back to Philadelphia. The next day Tom Collins, the It was a highly-depressed crew youngest of the pioneering band, had that made ready to take off that his share of it in a petty quarrel with morning. Dad Brunn was his fiancee.
nervous as he watched Dave put on his helmet Sunny, also depressed by the tack and goggles. Dave was going to
As Dad, Hap and Tom waved their engine and took off across the waters. hands in salute, Dave throttled the The Arst regular airmali was on its way to Havana.
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1 Certainly this insect would seem capable of making great strides when learning to fly.
8 After the necessary study set off
for an African river..
9 Rather stiff, this clue, so,
11 take steps dealing suitably with what has been written therein. 12 Pass a rope through a hole and round a considerable number, This will give ease.
14 Queer outer change.
15 Popular home from home, with
the front part at the back,
10 The dance for old soldiers.
10 Has a queer heart for a child, 21 The family settles down on both banks of a Spanish river, and gives a ringing sound..
22 Tiara transformation used in
South America, it is
24 stated.
27 Smokes.
28 The country that makes it easy
for father to fall into error.
20 Only just about fresh, so replace
it..
30 Gives a free Issue to theatre-
goers (two words, D, 4)..
DOWN
2 Render vold.
3 There are many in a hive, but
only one in this;
4 Port of a lighthouse that attracts birds and is never without one. Any number up to nine,
6 No-rod-La! (anag).
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7 Leg of mution.
One who takes off prople's heads.
10 A rating that would be useful in the early morning if the ninth letter were the seventh (hyphen, 0,4).
Pyrenees?
13 Shum war In the
No, on animal there.
17 How low dogs start to swear.
19 A middle age money-maker for
the beginner..
20 and this is just the opposite.
21 Describes certain races, if not
nations.
23 Fear.
25 A regal presentation. 20 Spirits.
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IMPEDE NICETIES BENGRI KAB CREATION LULLI
■ATTETEA
A TTEMPT IRELAND EROOM | B ||0|
RACE VESTIGE E BOLEIS 81 THECHA LB DOUBTS ARBESTBEROI WHIPPER IN PERRY
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