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WHAT HAS HAPPENED SO FAR Jim Lane, daredevil tent pilot, falls from the sky in Känsus ishile trying for a cross-country record, "and 'at the, same time falls in love with. Angs Barton. When he finds out that sha la engaged to a local boy, he leaves, But he can't put her image out of his mind, and, turning back, goon to her and daks her to coi company him.
Copyright 1901 by Lew's, han.
Chapter Fivo
"You couldn't go without mel" Ann cried, "You came back! You couldn't go!"
She was speaking the truth, and he knew it. But there was a savage hole in his voles as he replied. "Then get into the plane and don't ask any questions and let's get out
of here!"
"But how? Where?" she asked, looking at the single seat.
Jim swung almbly Into the
Job for mo. I. don't expect him to break it off in the middle and get married"
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"Your oil pump fol me down. I wan forced down.”
"You'd have landed. if you'd soun hor, anyway!" Drake rojoined.
Jim was forced to smile. "You Ald Records can wait!"
"They can't wait in this offloa!" sald Drake sternly, rising,
"Don't tell me, Mr. Drake, that you're firing met“ queried Jin im- perlurbably.
There was a long milenco. Then Drake said, firmly:
"You're testing the Thompson racer Thursday. Today's Tuesday. That gives you a couple of days für your honeymoon, and good luck. How's that?"
"Swell, How about a couple of hundred in advance?"
"All right."
Jim turned to go. “I'll neo you a wosk from Thursday" be called back.
"No, no! This Thursday!"
"Yeh, I heard you.......a week from Thursday."
"Sorry, but the Thompson Trophy
cockpit, loaned over and extended Race can't wait for a honeymoon! his hand. He drew her up and sent-See you Thursday." ed her in his lap.
"Right!" Jim said. “Exactly ona "You'll be sorry for this?" bo mut-wook from Thursday,"
tored.
feverishly
Ann's oyo shono bright an, the ship rʊnced on iti way. The same thrilling ecstney possessed her as in that other ride ...over Wichita
"Are you going to marry me?" she yelled, over the noise of the motor.
"I suppose so!" Jim yalled back. "Whereaboula?”
"Pittsburgh!"
"Why Paburgh ?**
"I know a minlater thoro...I've
"I've got a wife and ten dollars," said Jim,
my
got alx hundred bucks in pocket. You'd better be good."
"I'll be awful good!" she shouted.]
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At the Mineola Field, Long Island, Gunner Sloano stood out nido the Drake offices with the owner and one of tho company's designers. Gunner was desperately trying to explain Jim's absence.
"I tell you be left early this morn- Ing. Ho should've been bero hours Ago."
A publicity man rushed out of Drake's office. "Not a word at any of the airports." he reported. "Blust be a crash, all right."
Thought of this Jud never enter ed Gunner's mind. Jim Lane ernah? Impossible! Gunner grabbed Drake's arm.
"Can't we send out ships...to look for..."
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Drake was furious. "Lana!" he snapped.
"Yeh." Jim atooped at the door and turned around.
"You're off the payroll"
With a laugh, Jim alammed the door. He found Ann and Gunner at a table in the noda fountain near the Drake hangard.
"Well, I got it," he said, with a grin, sitting down.
"How much?" Gunner asked. "The gate," Jim said shortly. Ann sald nothing.
"Pri," Jlm wont on, "Draka's pull- ed a lot of beauties, but this one ho dressed up for the ball. I'm fired!"
"But he can't fire you!" Gunner protested. "We're testing bio Thompson racer Thursday!"
"I didn't feel like testing it Thurn- day," Jim and lightly. "I've got a with and ten dollars. What more do you want?"
"That's more than I got," Cunner aald.
Ann finally spoke. "I thought you wore pretty crazy without think. lug, dear...but I didn't know you word that crazy!" She laughed at the sheer fantasy of the situation.
"This is just a start," Gunner sald grimly, "You'll find out"
Seated on a stool at the counter, a man had been listening intently to the conversation Now he roug. Ho was tall, gaunt, immense, with an almost fanatical look in his eyes. "it isn't true, is it, Jim?” ho
The executive turned to the pub- Beity man. "Talia care of it, Jor ry. Call up Air Transport. Got nil the ships they can spare." Ho turn-nated. ed to Gunner "And he ins't worth it, either," he snapped.
Buddenly they heard the hum of a motor. All four looked up.
"Unlear I'm mistaken..." the de- signor bogan.
Gunner's face lighted up. "Yes, yes, I know that motor!" ho cried. The Drake Bullet, its malor cut, mado a beautiful landing along the runway. Jim taxied the 'plaso up to the starting line, close to Drake's affice. The next moment Ann drew herself up, dressed in a neat new blue outfiL
"What's inlar" Drake asked in astonishment.
"I give up." Cunnor aald. "Do you know her?" "Yel. Sho's the girl he left thin morning."
Jim tumed in surprise. Grant. What isn't trun?"
"Hello,
"You're not fired, aro you?" "Oh, that! Bure." "Listen, Jim" Grant continued eagerly. Want a job?"
Instantly Gunner leaped to his foot, offering Grant a chair. "Sit down! Sit down!" ho urged.
Grant Look tho chair and leaned toward Jim. "I've got a fine chancu for you!...But there's no dough in it," he finished a bit lamely,
That's all right, pal," amtled Jim. "How nucl have I got to pay to get it?"
Now, wait a minute," Grant pro tested. "You know I'm broke. But I've given three good years, and every dollar I had, designing my raclig ship. And i'a rendyTM
Ju shook his hend disintoreslod-
Drake turned and throw up his handa "Bend him into my office," | iy. But Grant raced on. "I win he and in disgust.
Gunner looked after the angry owner for a moment, then started toward the Bulles. Jim was stop ping out of his flying uniform while Ana adjusted ber hat. Gunner star ed blankly at the girl, who seemed aused, then turned to Jim.
"I can't take any mora, today, Just lot mo bave it as it hap. pened."
"Well," Jim zaid, “I went back for her, we were married in Pittsburgh ...and now we're with you again!
"Married!" gasped Quaner,
the Thompson Trophy Race, I'll have a factory in a year! There's ten thousand bucks for the winner of that race, and it you're na good as you think you are, why don't you take a chance and grab that dough? if you win, it's all yours!" Gunner yawned. "What Elmo is dinner?" be Inquired.
Grant continued to plead." "Just come out and take a fooit at her. You've never seen her!"
Jim waved the other aside with- out a word,
"If I buy a drink will you look
Ann extended her hand, display-at hier?" asked Grant. log an expensive platinum and dia mond rlag.
"Where's Drake?” Jim naked. "In there," Gunner nald gelmly, with a jerk of his thumb, “Waiting to congratulate you!"
"Well, hang onto Ann for mo, will you? i've got to got some dough" He started off to the of f100.
"Gee, you must be surprised!" Ann exclaimed.
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"No." replied Gunner. "I'm not Aurprised, I wouldn't be surprised
If you got married in Pittsburgh
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"No." Ball Gunner, "but if you buy two drinks, we'll sit in har.”
"And If I buy three drinks, you'll race her!"
"No."
Grant rose. "Then the devil with you!" he exclaimed, and walked away.
"That serowy Jalopy of his,” Gun- nor muttored, "that nobody knows anything about...".
Jim stood up. "Come on, we're wasting timot The honeymoon starts Fight horel”
"How much dough have you got, and divorced in Philly. I'm surpris-¦ really?” naked Dunner.
e you didn't!"
"I did have two hundred coming. Jim's reception, within was not but that was this morning. I've got qulto what he expected.
Just ten bucks."
"I suppose I should cheer because. "That's ten dollars more than I've
you fall in a hay field and get mar-į goi,” replied Gunner. ried?". Drake domandes.
Ann had been latening quietly. Jim frowned, "Let me get what Now she laughed.
you mean by that!"
"All right.” Jim said, "T'll out you
"Listen!” Drake asuppoš. “I don't | In on my ten.”“” moan anything against your girl,
naturally," But when a man is on a
BY
HALSEY
RAINES
Chapter Six
"Well, where do wO KO from here?" Jim asked. He thought for a moment. "We've got to get a house."
Ann laughed. "Don't you live anywhere, unrling?"
"No, Gunner and I move around. Wo've got our clothes over in A room, But there's some apartments over on Eighty-first I think wo'd Ilke. Let's go and grab one.”-
"But don't you have to pay any thing in advance?" Ann demanded.
"No."
"How do you know?" Gunner put in.
"I don't know. I just know you don't
Gunner turned to Ann. “I see I'm going to be associated with two goofs instead of one," he said grimly.
They were shown a not-too-mod- ern but comfortably furnished apartment by a tired, hard-working landindy. As soon as they had look ed at the living room," Jim said, "We'll take it."
"Bist, darling, wo'wo only seen one
room," Ann snið.
"Okay, wa'll look at the rest of It."
The landlady oyad Jim curiously. She had neen all kinds of mon in her time, but this was something now to her,
"I think it would be a very good Idea, she said drily.
Jim wandered into the kitchen, the landlady looking after him in bewilderment
Does he always take everything like this?" she asked Ann.
"He's inclined to. He's very much of a hurry-up gentleman.""
Jim returned. "It's a knockout!"
he. Bald.
"Well, then, that will be ono month in advance, - plaasu," the landlady announced. "A hundred and twenty-five dollars."
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might o. It you haven't got as much as n hundred, fifty will do. And look at me. It's safer than a transport,"
"But Mr. Lano..."
"And listen, dear," Jim continued, "who likes youl I never give out the blarney. Do you know what I mean by that I want the dough very much, but if I didn't oolion to you I couldn't even ask you to do this. You can only have pais to do you a favor, isn't that so? If I didn't like you, I wouldn't nak you for a quar ter! But it's fun asking you for dough! I'm enjoying this!' Aren't you
The landlady's head was spin- ning. "Well, I don't know!" she pro- tested.
"Listen, dear, if it leaves you short, don't give it another thought"
Bba stared at him and then, shak- ing her bead, she took out a pocket- book, "Mr. Lang,” she said, "I havɑ exactly nine doflere, but you may have it if it will help you any."
Jim laughed. "Darling, I got you beat by a buck, so you keep it." ho said.
He turned to the door. "Ann!” be yelled.
Buning ber mirib, Ann entered. Jim indicated the landlady. "The lovely woman!" he said.
"Yes, dear, and do you like the now stove?"
"You bet," Jim said, "and sho's right. It is a brand new stave!"
The landlady looked at Ann with a smile, "Well, the stove isn't the Daly now thing in this kitchen. I understand you have just married him. I don't suppose you had any chance to refusa, did you?"
"Not any. But nollhor did ho?" Ann replied.
Gunner took out a hun-
dred dollar bill. "
The landlady looked at them warmly. "I'm glad you're going to Live bare," size said. "I mean, guess I am," she finished grimly.
When she had gone, Jim and Ann smiled at each other.
"You've got another girl!” 'Ann sald accusingly.
Yeh, and a still got the ton" Sud- denly Jim yelled out, "Hey, Gun- neri
Gunner walked in and without n word, ho handed Jim a hundred ddilar bill "For one year," he said grouchily, "I've been saving that for a rainy day. You know what I menn, when we might be starving sometvboro But the nino bucka beats mal The minuto pho took out that old pocketbook, I could feel myself ainking. 1.aught to know, I shouldn't have latened. When this guy turns on the charm, we're all Buckers,'
Jin grinned. "It's your turn to turn on the speed, lan't it, pal?"
The landlady looked at Ann. Jim took the bill, and handed "He's a crazy look, fan't he?" Gunner a ten in place of i "Hero, "Ha'a a test pilat," Ana explained. stick that away and slop your boot- "Oh." The landlady, turned to ing" be said. "Save it for a snow- Jim, "You try out airplanes before) slorma!" other people do?"
"Yeh, and sometimes they try themselves gut before I do" was the reply. He took the, woman's arın, "Can I aco the kitchen again?" "Surely. If you noticed, "It's a
brand now slova."
Ana and Gunner Up-toed over to the kitchen door and stened in Sently.
This is just an excuso," they heard Jim say, "I wanted to speak to you alone."
"Why, what in it?” "Listen. What do you think of ihat girl?"
"why...I should think she was very nice."
We just got married." "Oh, did you? Just today?" "Yeb, just now.” "Where were you married, Mr. Lane" the landlady asked, show-) ing real interest.
"In Pittsburgh."
For a moment, the perplexed wes miai didn't know whether he might nat really he crazy.
Gunner turned to Ann. "That's a laugh!" he excialmed. "I'll bet you ten dollate to ono dime ho gota this before morning!"
"Oh, what a lovely way to live!" Ann burst out, gleefully,
A littlo later the three went out to a smart restaurant. After they had ordered, Jim sat looking
bunch through, a
of illustratou steamship folders.
"Rural England the Nether lands-Franco-Italy-Sweden --
Bo recited.
"That's fins!" Gunnar sald, inter- rupting. "Before we start, traveling. may I ask a question? Who are you flying for in the Thompson race?" " flying for Drako. Ho'il bo looking all over town for me to morrow, You know it”
"And of course, you can't lose the race" Gunnor said Barcus- tically.
"Not a chance!" Jim boasted.
Suddenly, Jim saw Drako. The executive was seated at a nearby tabla. Jim walked over. As ho did, Gunner turned to Ann. "There'a Just one thing I have to say to you. Ann. Don't let him fly that ship of Grant's. It's dangerous.”
"Maybe you thi̇nk you're still in Pittsburgh she said cautiously,
"Huh?" Jim looked blank. "No. no, dear, I see what you mean. We were married thers" a couple of When Jim returned to the table, hours ago and cama hora in a they knew what Drake must have 'plane."
told him, Jim pretended levity, but He laughed warmly and patted wasn't doing too good a job of it. her faco.
The only thing that did happon "Det Bria!” he exclaimed. "She was that Gunner did have to part nover was here! First time in Now with the ten dollar bill that Jim York. Well, I've got to show her had given him. What with paying around, haven't I? And that taken for the meal, and paying the cab a little dough, right?”.
driver who took them home, Gun- nor looked disgustedly at what was left of the bill,
• She watched him narrowly. "Mr. Lane," she said: slowly, "loss this mean you can't pay me in ad- vance?
No, no, don't-bother about this," Jim Bald with a wave of his hand. "I want to borrow a hundred bucks from you, boney."
"Well, good-bye," Gunner said, when they stood outside of the apartment.
where are you going?" Jim naked.
“I'm going to take a little walk.
She gulped. "Why, next week I'll clean up tea FU gather up our stuff and bring thousand It's the Cleveland Air it around in the morning."
He turned abruptly and crossed Itace. In my business, you make it
that way, I'm always in the hole the street, For several minutes ha from five to ten grand, then I pay stood looking up at the apartment it back in one sweep, I don't owe house. Ha saw the light go on, and anybody, get mor"
have so
then, a few milutes" taler, it went "But if you
many out. He lowered his gazo, turned friends
slowly and walked away, a lone, fig- Jim Interrupted. "I got in late. ure in the empty stront. All my cranios are drunk at this
bour, I don't even know whers theyi
(To be continued)
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