1938-08-22 — Page 10

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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

TEST PILOT

Ovpyright 1954 by Inwe's, Zat.

Chapter Ono

Nobody knew whore Jim Lane

Wait.

record

"Yoh, an accident!" he turnt out "Another dame, that's what it is

Quickly dunner croused the roun, opened a bureau drawer and took jumper and wrapped the battle in out a bottle. He grabbed an old

At that moment, Jim Lane çatua It, pliting it all under the bureau. into the room, accompanied by a flashy blonde companion.

that plainly indicated he had been Jim was in a state of high spletts making "the rounds."

Around the California airport wild excitement and a staccato con fusion surcharged the air. At three o'clock Lane would take off for the East in an attempt to break The transcontinenta

Me chanics were making a final chock-i up of fuselagos, exhausts and in-called. "Look what I renouod, Sha "Hello, Gunner, old boy!" lin wirument boarde, Crowds of by was dying of thirat, niis said," Then atanders kept up a continual chat ho saw Harah. "Hello, pul, every. tes of speculativo conversation. One thing right with you"" tunjor question was on everybody's looked at hor for a moment. "ny. 11. Hip where was Jim Lang?

what's your name?" he demandril. "Barah," the girl replied petu-

The famous long distanco dier, holder of averal records and a tremendous favorito with the gen eral publie had vanished from night. Pinced under contract by the owner of the Drake Bullet, a new plage with a motor eutalling_half 4 million dollars in research," Lane was particularly in the spotlight on the eve of the races Would be net a now cross-country racord? Would the new motor revolutionize

tandards of air travel?

Gunnor Blonne, Lane's mechanic, was giving the Bullet's motor ita final workout, while the owner stood fidgeting on the ground. Every thirty seconds he pulled out his watch, then glanced over at the hangar. It was already dve min- ules of two, and the race had to start promptly at three o'clock.

Gunnar Hlonne swung himself out of the cockpit and turned to face the nervous Drako.

lantly.

Jim turned to the hit of feminina ballast hanging on his arm. "What's yours?" he inquired.

angry. "Mabel," be anapped.

It was the blondo's turn to be

Jim fentered a bit. "Mabel, eh? Woll, Mabel, this in Sarah, and this in Gunner, and this ja on very unexpected pleasure and I'm kind to know you all!" He bowed in all directions,

iine. "Do you know what time it Cimer's mouth was set in a grim la?" be demanded,

Fally.

"Yeb," Jin responded "Time to go to bed. You told me that two hours ago. Say, what do you want to keep repeating your- wolf for7"

Gunner turned to the girls. "Como on, blow!" he ordered. toughly, he started burrying them to the Coor. Both resisted, and Sarah came to a dead halt. "Get her out first. I won't go out with that leker," aho eneered, pointing to Mabel.

"She's made to order, Mr. Drake," 1 commented drily.

"That's

right- azawored Drake. "I know abơo good. I want Mabel was fighting and. "Who's this record. Now, whero's Lano?" i galling who a jicker?"

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"If you don't both march out, I'll throw you out!'"' Gunner said.

"L's sleeping replied Gunner. "Bleeping! But the race starts in an hour! You've got to get him here right away!"

"Yes, sir," responded the me chanic.

"Hurry up!" implored the owner, as Gunner, with a salute, started off at a brisk pacs.

Jo ten minutes he had reached the lodging home where he and Lane, palu for ten years, shared inexpensive roenu.

Weather raport in hand, Gunter topped at the door and Halonod for u momeat. Softly be opened 11, and tiptoed in. The living room was small, and cheaply furnished. The mechanic closed the door be hind him and paused for a few seconds. Then, seeing that the bed room door stood open, ho walked across the room allently.

He reached out to close it, but suddenly be stopped short, his faco illed with consternation at what he saw. There, on the bed, wan a ziri, fully, clothed, astoop! Jim Lang was nowhere to a saun!

Angly, Gunner shook the girl. She woke with a start, staring wildly.

"Listen, you dames!" Gunnar cried. "This guy has got to get some sleep, and it you don't both march out of here, I throw you out!" They marched.

Jim had sat down on the ego of the bed, and was grinning. Now ho fell back, and in a moment o wn sound nainop, anoring.

Gunner shook Jin genlly,

It was almost three o'clock when

The flier sat up, and stared at ls alert monitor.

"Yah?"

"Yel"

"Okay. Whero are my clothes" In a moment, realizing he had them on, he took the shoes Gunner held out. "Thanks."

and as wide-awakco as if he'd slept Jim stood up. He was suber now all night. Ito went to the wash- and combed his tousled hair. stand, poured water over his face

"How'd the muter anked.

wind?" hu "Twenty-seven hundred and sixty- two."

3 nodded, "How's the weath er?"

"Forty mile to wind," Gunner repliest, looking at his report.

How's the weather?" Jim re- poated. The girl sat up, "Yeh.. where?; "Okay, I'll tell you. Seventy mile I had unto with him at ten tall wind... at twenty thousand u'clock, and you're asking e feet. And thunder where!

"Who are you? Where'd you see

coborgar and blizzard jim?

"My name is Sarah and I'm tell- lug you I haven't seen him!" She Hot out of bad, and crossed to the washstund

"here's Lane?"

manded savagely.

Gunner

ول

"How long have you been hore?" Gunter snapped, following her.

"Since nluc.“ "When'd you fall asleep?" he de- manded, as she began to straighten kaar ndr

"I don't know. What difference duon it make?"

"Because ho started hume here threo hours ago, and I want to know if he's been here!" Gunnor shouted. "It's after two low." Sarah yawned. "Well, I awake at one, I know that

was

"Then he hasn't been here." Gunner reached for the phone nut frantically started to dni a

umber.

"Who are you?" Barah noted, "The guy he calin Gunner?"

und

Jim wrapped a mufter around his shoulders. Sho'll hold," he mut tered.

Gunner picked up Jim's suit. "If you crack up, you can blame me," ho offered.

Jim amiled. "Sure. Every time I 800 a crash coming, I know it isn't my fault

A few minutes later the Gunter and Jim wore at the field. Gunner hopped into the plane to warm up the motor. Jim adjusted his para- chuto as owner Drake fusally triod to point

Jim, watching Drake, naw that' the ofeinl was very nervous. "You want that record, don't you?" ho asked with a smile.

"Yes, yes, Jim, I do." who the eager response.

"it we can get her off the ground." "We'll get it," Lane assured him, "She is awful heavy, Jim," Drake said,

Gunner swung down from the Yeh Gunner turned to the cockpit. "Twelve hundred and sixty phone. It was a beer place he was gallons," he announced. calling, but the owner not only did,

a

"Woull make a nice fire on not know of Jim's whereabouts; he cold night," Jim remarked, climb complained to Gunner that Lane ing in. Hp notied himne mt tho awed him money. Gunner was dis- controls. rusted as bo hung up the receivar. lio pat thinking for a moment, called. frowning sullenly,

a leaves in less than an hour to break a transcontinental record," he muttered. "I'm telling you, you can't ist him out of your sight!”

"What are you telling me for?" parried Barah. "I aly't blinded by seeing so much of him."

She picked up her handbag, took out a digarette ́and started to light| it. Buddenly she turned "Say," abe said, "you don't think anything hap pened to him đo you? ... Might have been an accident!"

"Well, good luck, Jim!" Drake

The yardmen pulled the chooks out from under the wheels. Inno turned and waved good-bye. Gun- nor shouted somelling and cilmbed upon the wings. Ho reached for Jim's safety belt, making sure it was properly fastened.

"If I don't see you again," ho mutlored, "It'l be fon soon.”

Jim laughed. "It would be some- thing never to sea that ugly map of yours again," he replied.

He turned The motor whirred. Blowly the plane started, gained

Gunner started to answer, but spoed and just cleared the troes the sound of a door opening, and a at the border of the Beid, blur of votees from the next room

stopped him. He rose.

BY

HALSEY

RAINES

Chapter Two

An Jim's plano disappeared fato the night. Gunner took a deep breath. His eyes showed the relief his fell at Jim having got off the ground carrying his heavy load, without mishap.

MONDAY, AUGUST 22, 1938.

Our New Serial

"Uh-huh.

We're near Wichita, aren't we?" Jini naked his thoughts revolving around the question of how to get out as quickly as pos alblo.

"We're twenty miles away," sho responded.

get to telephone my me chinnie. Hay, what time is it?"

"About six"

Jin looked at her attentively. "Say," he said, "do all the girla around here look like you this early in the morning? Every girl I've ncon this early.

"be checked himan.

"We go to bed early," she an swered, amused.

here, at that, isn't it? Look at all Jim took her arm. "This is nice that hay,

"That's wheat," she corrected him,

"Is it?"

"Yes. That's the staff of lifa." "Well, I'm glad to hear it." Jim

The city lata were far bohlad him as the pilot tensely watched

als Instrument board, missing noth-sald

In For an hour he few steadily,

By this time, they had reached

his eyes always glued to the board. the formulouse. Ann led the way up lie shed by mountain mountain,

aftor to the second floor and into a spare Canyon after climbing now to avoid a treacher

canyon, room. oya peak, dropping to avoid storm clouls and snow area.

pince," she said, and left him alone. "I'll tell Mam to set an extra

brushed his nair and found his way Jim washes his face and hands. downstairs to the kitchen..

Into the dawn the piano sped, ghostlikke. Its noso an incandescent ruby gleam. Once lightning shot Jim ked Aan's parents at frat acrona a wing and ran crazily night. Mr. Barton was a typica! across the fuselage. But nothing farmer, friendly and frank, and happened. Thon, suddenly, the sulp Mrs. Harton was a sweet, young- was in the midst of a storm. Tor appearing woman. When Jim er- rential rain Inshed the aides of the plained how he came to land in the plane, turning abruptly to hail. In wheat flold, talk turned to general

moment, Jim was flying blind. Tho glass cowling was seed with masion to put through a call to things. Then the pilot naked por- now; visibility was absolute zero, the airport in California, and cams Carefully, Jim manoeuvered plane up above the hailstorm. He

the back to finish the ample breakfast. Conversation turned to the gen- was beginning to breathe a little ernl subject of education. easier now. But his rollet was of

"Oh, Ann la smart," Mrs. Barton

short duration. With an exclama-sald tlon, he noted that the oil gauge and brokenl

As the needle started slowly but inexorably toward the zero mark, Jim renched over and pulled open a dump value. Streams of gasoline poured out of the main tank.

Carefully the filer Lanked the ma- chine, diving into the lower strata. of clouds at the motor began to sputter ominously, For the Drst time he was really worried. Ha prepared to bail out, but in the next instant he was clear of the clouds and a stretch of earth was visible. He shuddered to think how close he had come to crashing, but now he straightened the plane out. With relative ons he gilded earthward, The space ahead was cloar... his callmate of the distance perfect.

The 'plano bumped to a stop. Leap. ing out, Jim hurled his helmict and exion to the ground and rushed swiftly to the motor. As he reached up to nujust a vnive, a stream of:

ders.

"I entered high school a sophomore and came out a freshman," Jim said,

"Smart?" the father repeated. "Ann graduated from the state uni- veralty, Mr. Lane, and with highest honors!"

"You bet." amlled Ann. "Broke all recorda"

"Did you go to college, Mr. Lana?" asked Mrs. Barton, turning to Jim. parents reproached her.

Ann inughed suddenly, and her

"That's all right." Jim naid, “who's enzy! I broke all records, too. I entered high school a sophomore and came out a freshman.“

as the telephone rank.

Their laughter was interrupted

"Must be your call, Mr. Lane," Barton said.

In

Jim rodo, thnaking him. started toward the ball, but aud- denly stopped and turned to Ann. "No amart cracks now," be adman-

shed.

Mr. Barton lowered her voice. "He's a charming man, isn't he?" Her husband nodded, and both

oil gushed over his face and shoul- looked at Ann. The girl seemed un- Frantically, he cleared his aware of the unvoiced other ques vision and turned again to the tion in their minds. motor for a quick inspection. But "ITO'a one glance told him it was useless, sald slowly, He couldn't make ropnira without new parts.

Pulling the zipper of his all etained auit, he stopped out of it. The next moment he started as be heard a girl's voice.

"But

"Are you all right?" Turning. Jim saw a girl running toward him. She stopped, out of breath, and he saw tifat she was atunning-even in the country dress nhe wore. She looked at him curl- ously and amiled na he stared.

"I guess you're all right," she naid with a curious inflection.

"Yeh, I'm all right," Jim frowned, finding his voice. "I had her licked, too. A new record from Los An- geles. Now 's good-bye racord."

She smiled mischievously, why have you been so long?"

"What?" Jim demanded. "You see I've waited for you ying here in the fold, I've watched the planes fly by, and I knew some day my Prince would come right out of a clene sky."

Jim was speechless. He won- dered if he hadn't landed too near an neylum of some sort.

"Bay, Haten..." he began. The girl smiled disarmingly. What's the matter, is it too much for you?"

Jim shook his head, "Well, you had me winging for a moment, pal," he admitted.

"Are you a famous fler?"

⚫ very different," sho

At the phone, Jim was explain- ing to Gunner. "Forced down.... Yeb, about twenty miles from Wich-

The oil pump let go. You'll have to bring on a new pump and a set of lines."

Ho passou. "Wait, I'll find out. I'll ask Ann." Disappointed at the failure of the light, but rolloved to learn that Jim тудя safe, Gunner "Who's Ann?" he growled.

But Jim was already talking to

talking the girl.

"Will anyone in Wichita with n cab know how

to get hero all right?"

Bcowled.

"Oh, sure," who replied. "This la the main highway Everybody knows the Barton farth."

Jim thanked Hor ang turned back to the phona. "It's dus. west of Wichita," he explained,, reclting what Ann. had told him,

What's all this Ane atuff?" Gun- ner persisted.

Jim smiled at the girl, who was watching him, her eyes shining. "Listen," he said Into the transmit- ter, "have you got all that dope, or haven't you? What time do you get to Wichita?"

Gunner shook his head. "Thop the first airliner cast," he muttered. "Get there about half-past five. I gure." Then, suddenly, he was'an- gry again. "Why do you always have to land way out in the sticks?" This is not the sticks, ind," Jim

over saw Wall: till you are It" I hesitated. "Why, the when! ways in the field like a silken sent

How's that?"

"I'm Jim Lang," he said, as it notetarted, "This is the prettiest farm further explanation was necessary, 'But the girl didn't react.

"Am I supposed to faint on that ono?" she asked,

"No. All you've ever seen me do le flop."

"Right But don't you think this is a pretty farm you picked out

"You," he replied indifferently, That your house over there?" "Yes, and we're about to hava breakfast in it. Come on."

"Sounds like a blondel" Gunner muttered. His voice took on a warni- ing note, "Don't fool around all day now, Jim. dat that old pump out. Bo I can stick the new one right in, and we may be able to get out tonight."

Jim paused, watching Ann.

"I'll be bury all afternoon," he

As they started walking, Jim promised, but Gunner wouldn't turned to examine the Bold and have wagered any money that Jim then the nearby house, "What's was talking about the 'plane.

your name?" he asked finatly.

"Ann Barton."

(To be continued)

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NANKIN

NELLORE

EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (BOUT}.}

7,000

2nd Sept.

1st Oct.

7,000

7,000

4th Nov.

Manila, Rabaul, Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne & Hobart

Regular monthly sailings from 11kong to Shanghai & Japan & 'kong to Australia,

Hong Kong to Bydney--10 days. SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI & JAPAN.

10,000, 22nd Aug, 10 am. Jopan.

TILAWA CARTHAGE

14,500 ist Sept.

8,000

1st Sept.

1st Sept..

•SOUDAN

SANTHIA NANKIN RAJPUTANA TALMA RANCHI

0.000 7,000

4th Sept.

17,000 18th Sept. 10,000 15th Sept. 17,000 20th Sept:

• Cargo only.

Shanghal & Japan.

Shanghai & Japan. Japan.

Shanghal & Japan.

Shanghai & Japan. Japan.

Shanghal & Japan,

All dates are approximate and subject to alteration without notice; parcela measuring not more than B e.ft. will be received at the Company's Office up to noor on the day previous to sailing.

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of perseverance, he thinks he might had she joined straight from school. eventually make a living out of it. Another

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with the best grace we can, walling reasonable to hope that the supply £3 a week.

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