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WHAT HAS HAPPENED SO FAR Taking of from California in an attempt to set a now trans- continental solo air record, Jim Jane weathers snow, ice and a blizzard, only to run into moter trouble and make a forced land- ing on a Ranaus farm. Ans Bor ton, who sees him come doign, turns him over to the hospitality of her parents. ·
Denzrish: 1950 iz Uzen'a, 206.
Chapter Three
Jim looked at his watch, then Lurned to Ann. "All set,” he said, abruptly, "Have we got a car?"
"Yea why?" Ann asked wonder ingly.
"We've got to go to Wichita, haven't wot"
"Now?"
"Bure. Got to meet the Gunner, Raven's wo?"
Ann was visibly pleased. "But
I thought you had to work," stro nald excitedly.
That's what he thought. Come on, we're wasting time, pal, Wichita La calling"
"All right." Ana hurried eagerly un the stairs to get ready.
A few minutes later, sho was at The wheel of the family car, Jim on the neat beadh her. On the porch. Mr. and Mrs. Barton anw theran off,
"You'll all be tack for suppor?" Mrs. Barton called out,
"We will!" Ann replied. "And Mr. Lano—1"
"Yes, Mother called back Jim. "I'll have a cot all fixed up for your friend," Mrs. Barton assured him,
T less than half an hour, Jim
"We're going to be mar ried," be answered.
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until they neared the farmhouse,
Slowly the girl aterred the car off the highway and down the tre lined drive.
Directly in front of the house broken-down automobile was stand-
ing
"Oh!" Ann exclaimed. "Wintonapped Jint.
"Joe." Bhe pointed.
"Joe" echoed the fler.
Ann carefully stopped the car be hind the flyver ahead of it. "My swastheart!", she said after a Alberate pause.
de-
"I get you," Jim sald, steppin from the car. He turned to Gunner. "This is noWE. beart."
She got a swez'.
"Yol," Gunner sold, "That's fine.". - The two men climbed out, un- loading Gunner's suitcase and the atared at Joo's rattletrap car, replacements ha had brought. J
"I wonder what he's doing here," Ann commented aloud.
"He probably came to see you." Jim said drily.
"YOR"
"Toll him he'll do better tomor row," the pilot suggested.
house. In was a capable, stondy- Just then Joa came out of the
sun-tanned, clear-eyed, with the looking man in his late twenties, hands of a man accustomed to man- un inbor, Ile wore a neat double- breasted blue morge must.
Ann Introduced the three, a bit uncertainty.
"Hello, Mr. Lane," Joe sald cheer- ily. "You look Just the way you Tought to." fle extended a heavy
hand, and Jim took it
Gunner actually amlled ni Joo. gind that Ann had a sweetheart, Maybe that would teach Jim a les-
gon.
Joa turned to Ann. "You had
you'd forgallon about tonight." me worried," he said. "I thought
"O" She looked her dismay. "Is
and Ann wore in Wichita. made their way to the baseball park They and for the next two hours, Jim forgot all about testing planes and it tonight?" transcontinental Dights, cheering
"Yes, did you forget?" Joa turned "We're having a
the home team. Ann, an ardent fan, to the others, ahowed even more excitement about dance. Wouldn't you both like to. the game than he did,
come?"
From the ball diamond they went
Jim stared at Ann, "I'm afraid wa to a movia. When they got out, can't get away," he said after a they still had half an hour botoro] long pause.
Gunner's plane was scheduled to: "I'll get you some nice giria.” Jan arrive. Driving out alowly to the promised.
airport, they walchod a plane loop.; Gunner, busy with his luggare. Ing lazily and doing rolla.
grinned. Ann was thrilled by the exhibi-monsoly. But Ann stopped in.
He was enjoying this tion. "Oh, Jim, look at that! Look
at that
I don't think they'd like it, Joo,"
sho sald quickly. "Come on in and Jim looked up at the plans and wait for me." She forced herself then down at ber. He wrinkled his to smile. "Thanks for a lovely after. face as if to say, "Why, that's no-noon. Mr. Lane.'
Jug!"
"Really could you do that?" Ann demanded.
Jim looked at her disparagingly., "Aw, don't Look at all the space he's taking."
"Dut there's plenty of it." Ann replied.
4.4
abo bad
Jim frowncú, as ho stared after her retreating figure. Gunnar watching like a hawk, grinned.
"No, there's nothing like the country" ho aald, maliciously. "Hear them soundej And got them smelle!" He sniffed deeply. "Honey- suckles and raspberrice!"
Jim took her arm and led her Gunner went to aloop soon after- to the office. In a minuto ho bad wards, but Jim sat on the front secured a plane and Ana was sented porch, smoking an endless chain of in it, Jim at the controls. Expertly, cigarettes. It was abortly after Jo gulded the ship into the air and midnight, but still he sat there, als for the next few minutes Ann was feet on the porch rall. Suddenly. treated to an exhibition of giddy ho heard the clatter of a car-Jos'a flying Buch dreamed of before.
Devor car. Jim Bicked his cigarette out over the rall as the machine, with When Jim finally brought the & creaking of brakes, pulled up. Ha 'plane down, she was too thrilledrons as Ann and Joo get out of the for several minutes even to speak, car and came up the steps. She simply stared in smiling it
Joe was as felendly as over. rumewhat discomposed admiration. "Hello, Mr. Lane," he called out
A sudden roar overhead indicated cheerily, "You at up?" that Dunbar's plane was about to
Iand. The huge slip awooped down looked wistfully at Ann. gracefully, making a beautiful land-
Jim muttered a greeting and
Abo stared right back at him.
ing. Ann and Jim. ran forward to "What have you been doing?" she meot it as it taxied to a stop and asked, casually. Gunnor tumbled out.
"Hello, Angel," Jim called, catch-Sitting here-thinking- ing sight of his assistant.
He gestured toward the chair.
Gunnar looked at Ann curiously. What's this bunch of wheat
he demanded.
"Oh, my!"
facing Jim Aan made herself com-
Joe sat down on the porch rail. fortable beside him, and the visitor
"No, I picked it out of a cloud." Aan extended her hand to Gun- nor, who continued to look from engan embarrased allance.
from California resumed his seat. "It's nice here," 3 sald after
4o the other, Thon he shook his
os, it la nice hare," the girl
head and followed them to the car. groed, and I have decided to Ann snt at the wheel with Jim be- stay."
alde her on the front seal Gunner,
Joe sermod to be bursting with
with his luggage and repair case, happiness. "At last!" he exclaimed. stretched out in the tonneau
Jim looked at both of them, pur-
"Did you take the old pump of?" zled. "Why, where were you go- naked the mechanic, leaning for?" he said to Ann.
ward.
For a moment she didn't answer.
Jim didn't turn. "No, I didn't." Then, she turned, slowly looking over her shoulder and up into the
That's fine, just finet Gunner replied sarcastically,
had to get to Wichita, dida't IPM
"Sure, auro." "I had to meet you, didn't 1" Jim persisted."Didn't want you to get lost, da x?""
"No, no, no." "All right, be a little grateful.
then.
heavena,
"I was going to the moon," abo replied, droamity.
Joo was smiling happily. "Mt. Lane can tell you about that, too," no sald. "Ho's been nearer than you have
. Bay, what la the alútude record
"I don't know." Jim growled. "Il changes all the time."
Ann and Joe continued to smile. "What's it all about?" Jim said, grouchily.
"Yeh!" Gunner snapped, "For what?"
"Aren't you glad to meet Ann'?" Ana smiled. The imitated Gun- It was Jos who answered. "I've ner. "Bure, I'm glad to meet Ann," Ume, Mr. Lane, but she very frankly been trying to win Ann for a long who boomed.
Gunner disregarded her. "What told me who wanted someone better. time do we get out of hera? be And my understanding of that i demanded of Jim.
probably why I won her tonight."
"We can't leave tonight”
TheTo Was a long silenco.
"That's all I want to know. Early after a few moments.
"I don't get you,” Jim said, slowly,
in the morning, then?"
Joe smiled more happily than
Tm ready when you are," Jim ever. replied.
We're going to be married!" bo
Ann drove on, her spirits alk-announced. ing, a fear of great loneliness grip-
plug her heart, Thero was allenco
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(It was wearing me down. So now I'm going to be a farmer's wife and a good one." She was apsaking bitterly now, and she cona, sick of talking like this, too! i'm alck! What are you sitting there for, talking like an apel Don't you know you're sick, too!"
Jim had no answer to make. Ita was amazed at her display of con- coaled, emotion.
Why don't you explode?" who cried.We both ought to explode. just like a bomb! Then there'd be nothing left!"
Then aho broke completely, sob bing aloud. Jim stared at her, not fully understanding, but full of pity. Gently he took her into his arms, Her mouth was close to his face.
And I won't long any more. Here's "You're here, it's you," she sobbed. Ann. Here she Your girl Look at me! The moon is in my eyes! It's inside mol
Jim's arst reaction was one of ufter amazement. He couldn't bring himself to bellors that Ann had promised to marry this ingenuous young country farmer. Of course, he was a likeable chap, but.....
Then suddenly another feeling his arme ani klased her passion- He stared. Then he swept her into truth. Ito was in loto! Ile, Jimately, For a long moment, abo Lane, who never looked at the same clung to him, then reeled back.
"We're just making bellevo, aren't girl twice if he could help it, had fallen in love in a single day. In Prince! Well, why don't you laugh
we7 Another in e less than twenty-four hours!
with the But they had made their declarat mor It's just a game!" ation now, and it was too lato.
"I don't like games!" im onld There was nothing to do but to furiously. retiro gracefully from the field of unttle before any akirmish had taken place. Jim got control of himself, He pointed toward the
moon.
laton, if anyone sald around til font that that was the aun shining now, I'd begin to relieve
's nerowy horo!" Ann laughed lightly. "The Prince in puzzled, the gold.
'em,
Joo seemed mured. "What do you call him the Prince for?"
"Isn't he?" Ann's voles took on
She was half crying now, and half laughing. Jim seemed to be making up his mind." "No, I don't like to fool!" he said, shaking her shoulders, I don't like to laugh! And I don't itke you?"
He stopped ahaking her. Infuri ated by what had occurred, ha atarod for a moment. She was caliner now, but speechless with pain.
The next moment he had de- tached himself and whirled into the house. She stood there alone, away.
Jim climbed into his seat and opened the throttle.
a slightly hystorical nota. "They ing a bit uncertainty, crying softly.. used to ride white horses over noma
Early
the next morning tho
มรด Now they don't wasta that 'plane was ship-shape, ready to tako much time. They fly to you! The off. A mower, drawn by a team only trouble is, they never know of horses, bad cut a wide swath to St
NOIVO BE A runway, Ann sat alone Joo hesitated, not understanding. on a rail fence watching the Gun- Ho turned to Jim. "Do you know ner, in the cockpit, give the mothe what she means?" he asked.
"No," the other ropiled.
anal tuning-up. Jim stood near Joe's amusement increased.
the ship, adjusting his dying suit. den't, either," he confessed.
"From the sidelines Mr. Barton and When she gote this way, Mr. Ing.
a group of neighbors ware watch- Lane, I just let her go on.”
And rosa abruptly. "Now kiss me the plane he turned and walked A-Jinx-was about to climb in good-night, Joo. I'm red," she over to Ann. She summoned a smile and they looked curiously at sach "Right!" Joe stood up and ex- other. tended a hand to Jim. "Good-night, Mr. Lane, and good-bye!"
Brinkly, Joe went down the stops| "What'll I tell him?" Ann said, and into his car. Ann stood look-trying to keep control of herself. ing after him, while Jim loft bla. "You don't need anybody to talk chair and stood by hor side. Then, for you" with a roar, Joe's car started-and he was gone from sight. The sound of the car grow fainter and at last It was no longer board. For a while the two on the porch were allent
Bald.
"He's a nice fellow," Jim said at JasL
"Did anyone every nickname you 'nice'7" nho demanded.
"No. Why?"
Her mouth was set in a grim line. It seems to be your favorite word," she explained. She sat down on the top stop and Jim followed mult
Well," he said, "give my rogarda to Joa
He turned back to the plane, "And give my love to the Wichita team!" he called back.
Gunner diaraounted, while Jim climbed into his acat and opened the throttle Waying good-bye, he was off. The plane proceeded slug gishly down the makeshift runway. Then it rose and winged on its way toward the cast.
Ans was crying softly, but as Gunner approached abe dried her eyes. "Well, he got away all right," she said, trying to smile.
"When do you_gmt" "Right away. Your father's driv. niceing me to Wichita
"He's still a nice fellow," he said. "And you think I'm a chaicoTM
"Bure. It's... all right.” "What's all right about it?”. He didn't reply for a few soo ands. Then he said: "You're a p a wisocracker, aren't your
#iri
Buddenly she started to sob. Gun- ner stood looking at her, doop com- passion in his eyes. Cently, he put an arm around her.
"Never mind, pal," he said softly, you'll be glad in the end."
Jim was far away now, sailing "Not by choica."
serenely along. "What do you mean?" Jim asked.turned and looked down over the On impulsa, bo Buddenly she turned toward him.aldo of the cookpit. Directly below "It's my protection against the pain him, was the empty Wichita ball in the moon!", she cried. "Savvy? park. He stared for a moment. That awful pain!"
Then, of a sudden, he straightened Restlessly, she rose again and up, moved the stick and throw the seated herself on the porch rail. shilp over on its side. In a minute Jim went back to his chair, "I he was beaded back in the direction don't get you," he said slowly?
She looked at him for a long time.
from which he had come.
Ann remained sitting under a "You'ro charming." she said finally, tree when Gunner had left with her
Jim ancored. Tel
father. She interrupted him. "You turn Her mother called to her, but she Now the fold was clear, your head like a big baar... and didn't hear. Lost in her thoughts, Just gozo. And it looks like you she was at firet unconscious of the were making up your mind whether roar of the returning plane. Then, you'd jump at anybody or not ..startled, she looked up. Getting to and then you just decide not to her fort, she ran wildly. The plane It's very charming."
There was no reply, nad she con- catre to a stop.
was nosing down. It landed, and tinued. "You've got me watching
She ran on, stumbling once, but
for And you've got me thinking recovering. Jin, stepping out of the
of things to say to make you do ship, was frowning as she paused
Look, let me show you" before bim.
$1.
She stared straight ahead. Then phe turned her head abruptly, just as Jim might. And she laughed. Jim watched her grimly. "You're the nuitiest dame I ever met!" he exclaimed.
"I forgot my hat," he said. Buddenly she thrilled all over.
She stared at him, open-mouthed.
cyne Dling with tears.
"Jint, you didn't!" she cried, her ""Didn't what?"
"You didn't forget your hat!" she aid wildly.
"What did I forget?"
"You forgot me she sobbed
She stopped laughing, at that. "I won't be, "not any more, I've lost hope... and now the moon will shine on the farm... for Jos and me." She paused. "And I'm grato-happily. ful to you, for bringing me peace.
was getting sick. of hoping.
(To be continued)
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I REMEMBER Gnce
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fourteen now for this hole, daddy!"
Another novice bought from the greenkeeper a new, club and a
balt for practice. An hour later he re- turned, explaining that he had broken his club and would like an other. "Would you like another ball. too?" asked the greenkeeper as an after-thought. "Oh,
no," WOS the reply. "I haven't hit the first one yel."
A Cabinet Minister famous also for his. intellectual abilities was golfing. at an East Lathilan resort. He was about to take his iron when his cad-. die advised o brassic. Somewhat in doubt, the player used his brassic, and the ball landed nicely on the green. "There noo," said the caddie, in a tone of deep satisfaction, "If ye only had my brains wi'yer uin height, ye wad make a grand golfert
Concentration is a
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going on? Why do
always you
say 'Loch Lommond' when you sit a bad shot?" asked a player of a minister whom he was entertaining on his home Course. "You see," was the reply, "it is the biggest dom I know."
A member of a golf course was asked if his minister said anything when he missed the ball, and replied, "Oh, no-but it is the most profane silence I
The w:*
of conflicting affec- tions may be seen in the answer of the man who was asked if his handi- cap would not be better if he played more. "Unfortunately," he sold, "The more I play the worse my handicap gets, for, you sce, mny handicap is my wife,"
•
"Have you not found your ball Fel?" was asked of a player who had been in the rough for a considerable time, "I've found my ball all right." he said, "but now I'ni looking for my clubs."
"1 could tell them where the lost bail is," a dear old lady is reputed | fo have said as she watched the play- ers looking for it: "but that wouldn't be fair, would it?”
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It is obvious thot the Action writer's "Chince" was quite untrue, but is not only the Chinese who have suffered from this form of mis- representation. Do you trust a Por- tuguese, for Instance? Probably not; and for the reason that the
"dugos" have beca fiction writers
slandered by Brush
ever since cheap. novels caine on the market.
And yet the truth is that the Portuguese people, on the whole, are honest, simple folk, who work hard and love the British. Yes, strange da it may seem, these olly dagos with knives in their sleeves love Britons as their "oldest allies." In grati- tude for
such sincere admiration Eritish fiction writers should give the "dako" a chance.
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1 The foreign wine that poets
assoclute, with thunder (5).
4 Did this knowledge become out
of date when Ironclads were invented? (9).
D Bird (7).
South Amerleans, too, have been. chusen by popular writers as saltable villains, and have been represented as a breed of effeminate, lazy, dis- To agree in no incomplete way honest gigolos. Anyone who has worked in South America knows
11 Two prepositions for
dog what an absurd picture that is of a 12 This family of statesmen dates
(4). hard-working population.
Is hardly the same thing to re- 13 Upset in 7 down (4), .
back to Elizabethan days (5). nember the German villeins of war-16 A sign that the owner is pri- time. books, for there was then some excuse for the hatred expressed; but 17 Add in the wine for the fish
vate no longer (7).
they did not give true .description
of the average German.
The truth is that there is hardly
10
(7).
parts of a flower' but en- during power (7).
any race or nation which has not 22 The place that suggests a meat
12
is
provided for Adam? (7).
24 Often drawn by Irish artists
suffered at the hands of Brilish fiction writers.
it is easily understood that convenient
(4). for writers to make their villains all foreign. There is noth- Ing easier than to appeal to the suspicion of foreigners which
The man to lay waste (5).
20 It is mad about this to give
a false impression (4).
intent in nearly every British breast 30 Optimistic piece of luggage (7).
29 Apart as below (7).
It is easily understood, but la31 A factor is one, not to take
right? Somehow or other it does not
4eem to tally
an extreme example (9),
with my idea of British 32 A change from night (5).
fair ploy. No, not even in fiction.
Why do not our popular writers of fiction give us some real British-to-1 the-back-bone villains? Even if there are none In, real fa (which would be a funny supposition to à foreigner); we could do with a few in flction.
Frankly, I am tired of these foreign villains. They do not sound real
@Milltor. Watson.
DOWN
One might change this book to sult Clive (9).
3 Far from terre (7).
3 Common sense (4).
4 This might be nowhere or here
now for a change (7)
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7 Musical term known to Milton
(7). 8 Herb (5),
14 The intelligence that might be the making of a young Scot (5).
15 Not an important crenture but one cannot say it does not count in the animal world (5),
10 Town of brilliant fame (0). 20 No place for a ship (7),
21 An exchange of letters (7). 22 This makes her neat (7), 23 The
man to manage thriftily (7), 24 "No wilch hath power to 80 hallow'd and so grecious, is the Bme" omlet". (5).
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still popular (4).
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