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WHAT HAS HAPPENED SO FAR Jim Lang, instead of turning over the ten thousand dollar mcard in a trophy raco to hin young wife, given half to a doar filor'n famliy and sponda tha ro- maindor on a drunkon spree. Meanwhile his pal, Gunner 'Moane, 'has enough cash to keep expenses going. Trying to re coup his fortune, Jim gões in an- other race. Illa "plano start to fall earthward, aż Ann, hia wifa, who ta watching, falutá.“

Copyright 1938 by Loes'a Ino,

Chaptor Elovon

In the fraction of a second, as Jin 'pinna started to fall, Jim's eyes took in a rending of his instru- ments, With desperate coutnere ho unhooked in safely belt. Then ho vaulted up, stepped out into A few seconds later

malkingrera.

Eho parachute opened.

Gunner carried Ann into the bar nantby. The reouvered conscious-

цели.

"He'a ante!" Gunner whispered.

Jim and Ann were like children, Thoy rushed to the roller coaster. Gunner wouldn't budge from the

round.

"Come on," they urged,

Gunner shook his head. “Not me,” he said.

The Ruy was born with an an. char." Jim angered. --

Later, Urey rod a wheel-chair and rode slowly down the board- walk, watching the crowds and the games and the people enjoying a holiday of their own.

Ann was in jubliant mood,

"Gee, It's wondertui to be silly, Isn't it? I want nomo peanutal"

Jim jumped out.

"Ob, darling, be careful!" Ann erled after hiin gally.

Gunnar turned to hor. "You can't keep this up," he cald.

Instantly, feeling his mood, alia stopped laughing, "What's the mat tery wito naket.

"I never felt auch pain in my life. It's like elting on the slur aldo of a knife."

"I got used to it, really," pho protested.

"You'll be dead before he is." "That' bo all right, too," the re- plled. "Oh, I'm sorry, I'll take a

She took hold of herbett, "Don'ttle time to get used to 14. Give

tell him, Gunner," who pleaded.

"Never even saw you," he assured her, patting her hands, "Where in in?"!!!!

" AL him." Ho algod up and went out. A few minutes later he returned with Jim, who looked na if he'd been out on a quiet littin aylo spin.

What are you doing here?" he asked.

me time, Gunnar... But, no. I don't want that, either. I'm grabbing what I can. What do you want mo to do?"

"I don't know," he confessed.

for She reflected

Amament "Don't ever fall in love, Gunner. Don't over fall in love!"

"Don't worry," was the answer. "I'm getting enough of it necont hand. I'm feeling kind of looney."

Jim returned with the peanuts. As they rode along. he said:

The bartender came over. "You! should have seen her..." he began grimly.

But Ann interrupied, "Oh, bo'aj with pianuts, honey?"

"Can you move any?” Jim asked, a sudden car dawning on him.

reen me before. And how about

pining me, Mr. Lane?"

Jim laughed. "Don't tell me you're going to buy a drink. What do you do for dough?”

Oh, my arodit in far-reaching," Vim held up a check. "Then reach for that, pall" ho said gally.

She looked at it. "Jim! Four thou- hind dollars!"

"How's that?" he demanded. Bho handed it back to hip with abrug. "Oh, well!" she said with resignation.

"Look agala," Jim sald, holding Why, it's made out to me!" she

cricil

"Yeh, and there's a lot more com- ig in that same parade. Didn't I tell you everything's going to bol different? And do you know what I'm going to do tonight? I'm go ing to take you to n show. And then I'm going home like a gentleman, I mean like a husband, Or what do I menn The Hen's got me groggy!” "Well, I'm not going to be any groggler about you," she said. "I don't care how sweet you are."

Ha looked puzzled. "Huh?" "I'm stuck on you enough, and that's enough, see?"

"Stuck on me, huh?" "Yen. And was I proud of you to dny. Oli, Jim, you were wonderful!" He stared at her. "Did you sea Sure. Didn't you hear that big yell all over the bihord? That was met

Jim coulfn't conceal hís pleasure nt hor bravery.

"Do you know what I was hit- ting when the wings blow" ho anisl. "Bix hundred, on the nose. That's the fastest anything ever travellod In lilatory. And do you know what I was thinking oft Do it for Anh!) that's what?"

"Wow!" sho exclaimed. “And did you notics I didn't getį outright away?" he raced on eagerly.

She suddenly felt sick inside. "I. dont know," who gulped.

1 laughed. "I got my foot caught," he explained.

Do you know what goes nice

-"What?"

Ann said, munching away, "What, outside of you?"

"Champagne."

Connor at alongaldo Jim in a Iarge transpart plane. Ta studied the Instrument board as Jim lot the motor idle!

"We'll noo if their mathematics aro right, old boy," Jim aILIU,

"Yeh, those guys think they know it all!"

"Hope you got a kick out of it," Jim nald an be reached for the throttle, "Here we go!"

All four motors ronring, tho plane started slowly forward, pick-

Ing up speed. Just as It was about to lift, the runsing gear gave way. The 'plane nosed over and crashed.

Jai was thrown clear. Ho lay for a moment, atunned. Then, on hands tho and knees, he crawled to wreckage, Working frantically, he

ragged out the Gunner.

The mechanis opened his eyes. Ha groans.

"Hello, mug.” Jim nald, opening Gunner's collar.

"Are...you all right?" Gunner asked, between clenched tooth.

Auro."

A mile of relief crossed Gun- nor's face. He closed his eyes. Jim looked down the field.

"They're coming, pal," he said slowly. "There goes the ambulance. Just take it may now, see what I mean?”

"I see what you mean," Gunner replled weakly.

"Can you move any?" Jim naked, in sudden fear dawning on hiin,

"Sure." Gunner Hed. "I'm just taking it easy."

Jlai tried to smile. “Don't do any thing dumb on me now. If you die, I'll kill you!"

Gunner grinned. Down the field raced the ambulance.

"They're coming, pal" Jim" cald.. Gunner opened his eyes. There was an expression of great tender- ACR on his face.

"Jim..." "What?"

"Just listen," he muttered heav ily, "I got no many words left...lat She guiped again, but railled. me string 'em...Don't take anyone' "Jim. I don't want to go to a show in my place. You're no dumb...you tonight," she said. "I want to go don't know how good I was... You somewhere gay, outside. What's Just loved me. Well, I was 10/ Coney Island” like?"

good, son?” He stopped, The worda "Haven't you ever bean to Coney i cama more slowly now, "Giyɑ Ann

"No, what's it likėtų

A kiss...and as for your girl-up there all my life I worry about "I've never boan, thore, either," her getting you...and all the time Jim bonfessed. "We'll get Gunner who was just waiting for me. I take

to drive us. Ho's got something

that looks lika a osti”

They started out.

The night is mine!" Alin exulted. The night was here, and Jim's,

and Gunner's.

the anchor off just once...and slam

right in the pun?”

Tears walled up in Jim's eyes. "Gunner!"

"I'd come back.......if I could, nat ...just for your sake." Gunuer

Ann and Jim sat in the back off rasped. Then he was allant

tha em sa Gunner drove through! Brooklyn and Into Coney Island.

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fler's sorrow. He could soo that Jim was trying to pull himself to- Gother

"Well, we had a little hard luck," Jim said, a bit wildly.

"Yeh," Drake, too, was strongly effected.

"don't know if it was my fault or not," Jln blurted out.

"I guess it wasn't,"

There was a slight pause, "It's a funny ship," Jim said, žin- ally. "But it's going to be a beaut when wo get right. Worth the trouble.""

"It's the under carriage, huh?"" Drake said

"Yol, Too heavy, I thought I had IL on the run, too.”

Drake sat staring straight ahead

Jim stared dazedly as the am- of him, not knowing quite what to buinned ground to a stop. Attend-ho are you going to give me

dals and an interne rushed out Carefully they picked up the Gun- ner's body.

Jim was crying openly now, "Don't hurt him," he begged, not realizing what ho was muying.

"We won't, Jim,” one of the al- fendanta sald quietly,

They put Gunner into the ambu- lauco and Jim slowly got into an- olher car that had come up.

"Do you want to go to the hos. pital?" Jim was naked,

"Take me home," he replied betat- ly, Io leaned back in his seat and closed his eyes na the car started. Ho couldn't are anything but Gun ner's body before his ayes,

In front of the apartment house, Jim Kot out. Ife turned to the

driver.

"You're sure my wife has been told?" he asked,

"Positive. Jerry 'phoned her." "Thanks."

"Olay, Jim." The car pulled away

now?" Jim demanded with attempt ed carelessD QAS.

"I don't know. Who do you want?"

"Jerry Carter is all right." "Yes, he's all right"

"Okay with me,” Jim wald, nod- ding. "We'll take the sister up to morrow."

There was another pause while Jim brought out a cigarette. Drako ched him. Finally he naked, "You went home, didn't you?"

"Yea."

"Not a bad place, someilmen," Drake said softly.

"It's all right. Bho's going serowy, but that's all right too. I'm a test pilol! We live long enough to lay a floor up there, ao some day tho world can go to bed on it. That's the idea, iant 17"

"You're a tough man, Jim," Drako Bald.

"I'm not tough, but progress int· Somebody's got to break everything

and Jim went slowly toward the' in, laven't they? Bama guy ate an

door of the house. As ho opened it, the landlady came toward him. Hor eyes were filled with tears.

"Oh, my dear boy!" she cried. “She told you?”

"Yes." The landlady kissed Jim lightly. Mechanically ho started) across the hallway..

When Ann Raw Jims enter she sat up slowly and stared. Tharo wan a wild gleam in her eyes.

"Jim, Jim, you're strong! You can't fool me," she finished tenderly.

oyster once, didn't ha? You can get 'em now with sauca on 'em. How elsa da you figure it?"

Drakto nodded. “I guess you figuro it that way," to replied,

Suddenly, Jim became a bit wild again.

Listen, I haven't started yet!", le cried. "Bure, 11 lke to go out and havo a drink with Gunner right now. I'd have a family and play- "Why wasn't it you?" she cried, with it. I can see that! But I'm Jim suddenly. "It couldn't bave been Lane, seal I fly with a woman in you, could it? No, oh, no, I've got the sky...the dirtiest, rottenest... more coming to me! I'va got to get I'd wring her neck if I had my tents all that's coming to me! Another on her right now! What am I talk- year, maybe...I'll go crazy first, ing about? I can't talk What do talk 11Xo this for? Oh, why don't you dio and let me you let me alono!"

What's the matter, with mo?"

116 paused, and became a Hitle calmer.

"Listen, Jim Drake began. "Yeh...I'm batter doing that than talking."

Her head folt and he took her In his arms. Her breath came in quick, short sobs, Jim stared at her, try- ing to make himself grasp the fact that this was really Ann speaking.

"You're cracking" he snapped. "Imagine this," Drake sald slow. finnily.

ly. Suppose you didn't have hor home tonight. Suppose that oll didn't spout over Ranans, and alie. was there tonight instead of in your houso. That would be pretty tough alone tonight, wouldn't 17"

Jim nodded.

Sho stopped sobbing and thero was completo' sllence.

"I won't have you doing anything like that!" Jim went on sternly,

Sho raised her head and looked at him, silent, immobile.

"He died at his business, didn't ho? What more do you want?" he demanded.

Sho spoko slowly. "Jim, Jim. you're strong! I know your heart is bleeding...You can't fool me," she finished tenderly,

пот..

"My heart isn't bleeding a drop!" ho aald. "My memory of the Gun- his voice faltered evor BO Alightly... s boautiful...and I don't need any sympathy."

She looked at him. "Yeb, you're good," she said.

ilo rose, suddenly, and left the room. She rushed after him. "Ilm!"

He turned to her.

* me, and I'll know you far give me," who whispered.

There was a pause. Then Jim took her in his arms and kissed her tenderly, She smiled. Ho ro lenned her and stopped back.

That's from the Gunnar," be and sharply.

Quickly he went out. She crossed to the window and opened it. She Baw Jim come out of the house and start to walk slowly.

"Jim! Jim1" sho called,

To stopped and looked up. Buddenly she was smiling. She threw him a kiss.

"That's from Ann!" she cried. As Jim slapped Into Drake's of-] fice, the executive,could nanso the

"You can taico it," Drake con- tinued. "But just the same, you've loat your pal. Your heart le bleed- ing...Don't tell me it isn't .You can hear it gurgling...Go on back home. He's gone. But she's thero. l'in not as bilad as I look."

Jim smiled wanly. "Even you know how to pick 'em, eh?"

"You've got to be good to pick one like Ann. And if you want any more nowa .. I know now how much I cared for the Gunnor."

Jim stared out of the window for a long time.

"He won a sweet guy,” he said finally.

Drake nodded. “And so is aba." Jim opened the door, "Sea you tomorrow," he said abruptly

Drake set for a moment, think- ing. Then he picked up the phone, and dialed a number.

"Livermore?" ho anid into the transmitter. "Llaten. Lane's All through. No, he doesn't know it. Ho's in love with his wife, and for us he's no good up there any more ...I want him to got that new superintendent job you worn talk- ing about...Toh, and when he gets over the shock of feeling grass long enough, he'll probably be topa at that, too. Mr. Jim Lane is a very great man!"

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1988,

THE WITCH

STONE OF SPOTT

OCAL colour adds interest to a place, but the really thrilling atories are not often to be found in visits on short guide-books, and there is little time for contact with the villagers, y

On the by-pass skiring Dunbar. there is a crossroad with a signpost inarked "Spott." To to down It the main road, would be to leave and few visitors to Dunbar seem to know it. But the village of Spott holds a grim secret, and further

along the tree-bordered road is u burn and a delightful place for a plenic. There is also the Witch Stone, but more. of that later..

The car should be stopped at the church. It is old and boasts a scold's bridle in good preservation kanging by the door. There some interesting old tombstoncs, one with the tools of a gardener's trade carved above

his last resting-

place. The manse, beyond the kirk- yard wall, is at the end of the

vilinge, a quiet, lonely spot. Let your party wander round It and then tell them this story.

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Long ago, the village minister, well liked and respected, was is- tened to every Sabbath, though with

interest. One day no special

his ustonished

parishioners by But preaching a brilliant sermon. they were more astonished before long.

Perhaps the quiet place got on the minister's mind. Perhaps his wife was a scold and he did not like to make a public example of her, The reason for his behaviour is obscure, but one morning he could stand it no longer. It happened to be a line Sabbath morning." He got up, de- cided to murder his wife, which he did, and going into the kiric, preached the best sermon of his life

as well as the last.

Drive on und pienie if you wit near the railed-in stone at the road- sido. It is a large stone still, Bat and wide, but overgrown with grasses now and perhaps wild for- get-me-not. On this very place witches were burnt, including the last witch In Scotland, the villagers say,

at there

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person

The most unimaginative looking at that secret place, must surely hear the wild cries of the per- secutors, the crackling of the sticks, sense the terror of the victim; for it all happened not so very long ago, The "sport" by which so many old people suffered was countenanced by King Jamle himself, who, when he went off to London, wrote a book about witchcraft.

Running down from Dunbar to watch the herring lossles at Eye- mouth, pronounced locally "Emoo," one passes a large house standing lonely in a cornfield.

A wealthy woman, who lived here alone, was very fond of jewellery, which she wore on every possible" occasion. She loved to display it, and trusting her family servants, left it at night on her dressing-

table.

The butler-he was newly en- gaged-looked at the jewels and assessed their value. Thousands of pounds-treated So lightly Why, that would set him up for the rest of his life. He determined to steal them.

Walting his opportunity, one Sep- tember night, when all the servants were in bed, he crept into the room and gathered up the Jewels. Then he raised his eyes and saw, in the mirror, his mistress watching him.

She could reach the bell-pull, she would scream and wake everyone. He was desperate; he killed her. He pushed the jewels into a pocket and, going to a side window, let himself down.

There was a hue and cry in all the neighbourhood, but it was days be- fore they found him in the cornfeld near the house. Ite lind broken a leg In falling, and he lay there in agony, with the useless Jewels be- side him.

Keturning by Pease Dean, stop by the new bridge and look down at the tower of the old castle bealde it. It was built on land granted by an early king of Scotland to the man who rid the Dean of anugglers a riotous band who had settled there. They were more than a hundred

strong, and kept themselves well supplied with the beat of everything by raids on the local farms.

Tenants In the district, helpless

against them. appealed to the king. He asked a young nobleman with brains to rid him of this nuisance. With a cortion of soldiers drawn round the top of the Dean, the smugglers were rounded

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The house bulit on the gifted land remained in one family for four hundred years, until the land was forfeited at the time of a new, acces slon. To-day its walls form a well- known shelfer for brothers of the road,

Turn down past Cockburnspath (coastguard - station · and; vialt Cove- Harbour. Its caves are well known locally, but no one, not even the oldest inhabitant, has ever - heard · their history. If, is lost in the mista of the part

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