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CHINA CLIPPER

"Telegraph's" New Serial From The First National Picture story by Commander Frank Woad, U.S.N.,

CHAPTER FIVE

The hands of the clock in the Alameda Operations Omer pointed to nine o'clock. Outside, the min poured down in lorrents against the window panes. Dave, his face press- ed close to the window, could bart- ly see the flare from the field bearon as it endlessly turned and made streaks of light across the waters of San Francisco

Bay.

Jean, Tom and B.C. Htit were grouped around the radio telephone dede. The half hour reddri úns dun.

Dave turned to them.

"They've been in the air nimest seven hours to do it in. They'll never make t

It was Tom who was hopeful now. He ought to be through that tow pressure area by now," be announced. "Maybe he'll get that wind in his

tail,

Dave made no reply.

The allence was boken by a move- ment of the radio operator. Ho had picked up the Clipper.

Alamedal

"China Clipper calling China Clipper Calling Alamedal

The operator pushed

the switch.

Go ahead, China Clipper."

The message came through amidst of state: "Still Oghung storm-rough air-rain-light- That is all

hing.

the

Ail was allent ngain. Orly battering of the rain broke the sil jess of the night. The hands of the Vall clock moved to ten, ten-thirty

eleven.

Dave stood by the operator. "If you can't get Marno, try Manila yala. There should be some word ly now."

The operator adjusted his hon ones," worked Manila elght nutes ago, Mr. Logao. They have

news."

Jean came over to Dave and patted

shoulder.

Don't take it so hard, Dave. He'll the ship through. 1 know he

Logan looked at, his wife. -hat-o-wreck-he-had-made of his

Pushing everything aside to ve men to their death. Forgetting own wife in his enthusiasm for his Well, he was through now. clipper was probably down some ere between the Philippines and cao-its crew grasping at pieces of eckage floating in the surging iers. He had sent it there, He

ild have to pay

he crackling of the radio attracted altention.

China Clipper calling Alumeda! ha Cipper Calling Alamedal"

ave brushed the operator. aside

throw the awitch himself.

Go ahead, Chino Clipper" he

..

Je message was short and to the

H. China Clipper reporting. Macao. Expect to land in five ites. All is well. That is all,

Stuart

e others at the table jumpert to feat. Hap had core, through precious minutes to spare, All

towards Dave.

ve had fallen back into his chair. pas crying.

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negro porter stood on the dock

e Alameda whirport. He

WAS

of his colourful uniform und

blee was shrill as he chatted to sengers who were walling be- the chains:

ina Clipper

per now leaving.

:All

d for Honolulu, Midway Island, Island, Guam, Manila. Macan connecting Oriental Airways!" e Logan and his wife approach- mao as the passenger began through, Dave looked years fer, and Jean was radiant in the joon sunshine.

iw

are the twins, Sam?" asked

as he patted the smiling durkey:

shoulder.

cy's fint, Mr. Dave,” answered

glad to hear that," replied

He took a elgtar from his

and handed it to Sam. "The

is on me this time"

at do you mean, Mr. Dave"

as he pocketed the gift.

Sam

hean I'm the happiest man on replied Dave. He put his round Jean's waist and walked the dock where Collins

G

Clipper to take charge of the on its regular trip the Pacific. Collins

was happy, tou. Sunny was-atso making the trip as

Collins!

[om

in hand, Dave Logan and bls. atched the China Clipper as il Its nore Westward and ped

the Golden Gate.

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LLOYDS OF LONDON!

WHAT HAS GONE BEFORE:

Jonathan Blake, penniless of phan, has become the hero of Lloyds, of Londoh, insurers, by Liking from Norfolk, 100 miles away, to tell them of a plot to defraud them, and saving_the inaurava a amnit fortune. John insurera u amalį fortune in tho year 1770. John Angerstein, eraltlly inember of the syndi nute becomes the boy's patron, sends him through Bion. Gradu afed with honors, Jonathan re- turns. The two are now seated in the Lloyda coffee houal hedd- quarters; dlicussing Jonathan's future. As they watch the throng, Lord Fuerett Bracey, schom. An gerotein deteals, but who, none the less, scala to invest in his Insurance wyndicate,, entera iha room, and advances to the desk, presided over by Polly, pretty coffee mald ne the insurer favorite haunt.

Chaptor Soven. We awaiting for their coffee,

Jonathan and Angerstein) studied Lord Everett Sucy at! Polly's counter. The giri filled his snuff box for him and handed it to him in a businem-Bize manner; "There you are, sir. The very best Marcaba. Two shillings. If you please, air."

Lord Stacey gave the girl a sov erright when she handed him his change le imprisoned her hand. "You keep the change, my pet," he Gala.

..

The girl gave him a quick ap- praising glance. It was evident that her experiance with thin wort of masher bad boon very extensive; she knew how to handio his kind; without driving away his trade, Sho almpered, permitted him to continue to hold her band and, with mock sincerity said:

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“Oh, well, why split hairs? I am)posterous pronta." his nephew by marriage. My mother, the Duchess of Chevenden—"

"You."

poil that Jonathan was confined on,

·"With hornatona) preposterous a churge of proping. "I'll bail hilm' lognes. However, Lloyd's la not out," Angerstein informed the ser- gambling house. No doubt you will geant, "Here's the hundred pounds. "Lord Drayton gave me a lotter and underwriters who will let you dive me a receipt and an order for of introduction to you, but some-in on their syndicates, but I'll have his discharge. He will be available how I appoar to have mislaid it" none of you, I hold neither with when the time for his trial la sot."

"We have met before or at least gambling, nor titled young protil- two occasiona, so I requiiro no latter gates who acom commerce as being under his left eye what was from Lord Drayton to command neath their nation, yet work to known, even in that datant' day, you to is. You have not-gb two profit by 14 Be off with you. The as a note, and looking much previous occasions-bien able to patience of the Akound of Swat disheveled and minus a bat, joined

When Folly handed Stacy the change of the sovereign, he imprisons the girl's band. She gave him a quick, appraising glance. It was clear that who had had very extensive experience with this tyre of masker.

In a few minutes Jonathan, wear-

Angerstein in the lobby of the ata- tion house, Bilently he led the way out to his carriage; as they drova away the older man said;

"If this charge is true, Jonathan, your usefulness at Lloyd'w an a member of my syndicate and an employee of it is at an end. I do [not think you did 11′′

Thanks for that vote of cona- dence, nir, I didn't do it. I was mov- ing around on the roof of the house where this allly girl resides, and she saw me kneeling at the edge of the skylight, pooring. She thought I was peering at her, whereas, I was pearing through a night glass. I didn't know there was a bedroom below me: I'didn't even know thoro was a girl in it, unti ole began to scream. Even then I didn't know what aho wan nereaming about until the policerann on the beat care (charging up and took me in charge.” .

"What the devil where you doing Jou the woman's root?"

"It adjoins my own and I foolish- ly stepped out on it without asking permission. I was trating my in- vention."

"What sort of Invention?"

"My Invention for transmitting menaugen-telegraphing theas is the right word. I had a man on a roof half a mille distant with a machine ptimiler 10 ny model, equipped for night work, and I was engaging in writing down the massage he was sending."

"Quiet news, early news, Import- ant news," Angerstein murmured. "Well, the news that you are not a Peeping Tom but an inventor wrestling with time and space is very entisfactory, my dear Jone- invention? I must see It," tinn, Where is this model of your

"I prefer in show you an improve ment I have designed upon it, fol- lowing my tests. I can eny this,

"Oh, I'd like to accept the gilt, air, but I can't Really, zic, you're very kind, but-my mother always anys: Polly, wotever yer do, never tyke money from agenticmon,

Innes, air, do not inalat”

Reluctantly Stacy released her commend yourself to me. And I doį wasting rapidly." nand. "Mark the bounder," Anger-not believe His Lordship over gave | Lord Stacy favored both men however. Baned on my experiments atein muttered. "He tried to win you a letter. Incidentally, you have with a beaming smile, which he thus far I am convinced that very Pally's favor by giving her the not boon invited to sit at this table, terminated karilly se Jonathan shortly I shall be sending and re- change from a sovereign, when it."

atarted to rins, and towed an elab-eelving messages across the Eng- orate farewell.

liah Channel, not in two days, but in five minutent"

"Five minutes-from Franes?" "Ayo, Fir,"

every penny the fool has to bor Stacy blanely ignored this plain rowed from trusting money-fenders, hint to be off about his business. "Now, what do you suppose that They loaned him a frightful aum-Je proffered his muff box to Anger rake had in mind by raminding mo at huge interest, of course-on the stein, whe declined it; Stacy next that he is a nephew, by marriage, strength of his marriage to the proffered it to Jonathan, murmur-to the First Lord Of The Admir largest fortune in England. Rating: "I do not appear to have the alty

"You must be quite_mad." Lady Stacy appears to be a sensibio ; pleasure of your acquaintance, alr." daresay he thought you'd be remember that day, so long ago, Jonathan neroly amiled. "Do you sort, from an I hear, Bho seems Jonathan could not repreas & Impremed by his nobin connection when Juken gave me the half crown quite content to support him in her amila at the follow's epol audacity. and hasten to fagratiate yourself and you gave me the devil for tal- home in a reasonable way, oven "You are Lord Everett Stacy," he with Lord Drayton by abilging his ing it? That day you said that. advancing funds for gambling. The gaid, "And I am the Aksund of distent kinsman.” Tellow's a rake."

Bwat Thank you, but I do not use

news early, honest news-was the "Ho han something in mind, Jona- very life-blood of Insurance-that Stacy's voice reached them: your brand of rouff.”

than. Well, whatever it is, we shaitan Lloyd's grew so muat British "Sorry, Polly, but something about Lord Stnoy helped himself ele-hear of it in due course."

shipping grow and, hence, so must you nuggested to me that you had gantly to a pinch, “My dear Anger- On a morning three months later, grow England. That day you made outgrown your pinafore."

stain, he resumed, "I have recently as John Angerstein sat in the coffee me promise I should never let Eng- "Oh, no, me lord. A pinafore come into an inheritance from my shop enjoying a ten o'clock cup of jinnd down; subsequently you gave should never be outgrown. It keeps grandmother for less than I had coffee and wondering why Jounthan ma a watch to commemorate that agiri so nice an' clean,” He hoped for I must admit, for the had not appeared at hla'desk that promniac, Wall, sir, I have never for

Stacy chuckled patronizingly and old harridan was shamefully ex-morning, a nervous, shabblly dressed gotten our conversation; ever sines ermed the room. As he passed the travagant, It occurred to me that little man approached the table, I have been trying to redeem my tahin where Angerstein, and Jona-it..might be to our mutual advan-hat in-hand and murmured:- promise.-And-1-shall-nucroef; 11; than sat be paured:

tage if I employed that money here "Mr. Angeretein, dir."

with a smali model I can tranamit "Ab, good maraing, my dear Anat Lloyd's-with you or with your "Yes, I'm Angerstein." -

messages at five miles on a lightly Keralain."

syndicate.

"I've a memango for you, sir. from misty night I know I can, with one Angered by mich a patronizing Impossible Angerstein replied, Mr. Jonathan Blake. ' wald na 'owave times as large do business at note from this youthful blade, An- deliberately electing to misunder you'd 'and me a quid if I delivered twenty-five miles. In clear weather, gerstein cowled and with a chilly stand his lordship's meaning. I the message."

of couran." hod returned Lord Streyle alun- have no place for you in my offee, "It's worth a quid I'll pay that tion, then buried his nose in his "My good man, was not seeking for it." cony of the Times, However. Lord | a place in your office. I've my name Mr. Blake In la jall, bir." ay's hide was impervious to this and social" handing to think of. If

in announcement that Anger-meroly wanted to take an ocension-obarre?! etala wanted nothing to do with al risk-Incomnito."

"It strikes me." John Angerstein murmured, "that you had better abandon your work in my offles for "Great Snakos What's the the nonce and dovele nil of your time to the development of your

"E's charged with bein' a Peopin' invention. Call upon me for what him. He drew up a chair and, un "You are taking quite a risk now. Tom, dir. 'E's at dw Street atation, funds you may require. If you are bidden, sat down at the table. Lord Stacy, Jonathan remindedir. E nrrls tf you come, 'an' ('successful Lloyds will reimburse Unless I am very much miehim grimly, "Just "good man' Mir. hall im out, str. "The ball's is hun-me." He laughed shortly, "They'd taken, Angerstein, you are ratheAngerstein once more, you blatant dred pun, Mra

have to, lad, becauso, if I decided well nequainted with my uncle, Jackass, and you'll go out of thio "Chine to How Street with me to be dishonest, I could bankrupt Lord Dravian, First Lord Of The center shop on your head

and if Ir. Binke is indeed there, all of my colleagues with my early Admiralty

Stacy gave him a cheerful nod to and citrited with this cftristine of newn of lowes." "I have the honor of Lord Drav-that and again addressed himself to fense. You shall have your quid." ton's menuaintance-and you are John Angerstein. I understand At Bow Bet atnich the polics

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