Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-12-12
Night
Flyer
ey HENRY NJ. Nicely
Copyright.
The Frank A. Munsey Co.
The Frank A. Munsey Co.

Everything seems to be working
smoothly and they will expect you to-
night" he said. $50 we can go ahead
with our plans. First, then, as to what
l will expect you to do We have here
the latest type Farman military BIZ
plane that can he uncrated, set up,
flown, taken down and Grated again
by three men in an hour
"Casserta has fitted it with po,-
ICONS for work out there on the water,
but has adapted the scheme used by
Curtiss in his old triad Of setting
wheels under the floats SO that he can
start from the sand here and land up.
on the same place when he returns.
THAT was necessary because. as
you may have observed. it would be
impossible to handle water craft of
any kind in the tide rips and eddies
between here and the open ocean
Very wel-that is the machine which
we will set up this evening and which
you will fly tonight.
Twenty miles off shore you will
see small searchlight pointing
straight into the sky from schoon
er. When you get within reasonable
distance ,of it you will flash an cleo
trio torch t. them and they will then
play the scarch-l hit upon tho water
80 that YOU can 6 se TO come down.
"A small boat will pat out to vol
and the men in charge will give you
four fairly large boxes which you will
strap tightly to the machine. They
will then help you to start aGain and
you will return here"
Instantly | saw the Chance that
such a plan offered.
Instead of coming back to the point
l could fly to my home field with the
boxes which would probably reveal
the whole plot to me, and then | could
get the help | needed. But Lacy
seemed TO read every thought that
passed through my mind for he
smiled not unkindly and shook his
head.
NO" he said. "you will have no
chance to get away with them, shall
be on the passenger seat behind you
and | shall have this " he took a
wicked-lookins automatic pistol from
his pocket-"in my hand. SO you sec
It will BIZ advisable for You TO do just
~ you are told
His voice was still suave and court.
eous, and his smile was apparently one
OF perfect friendliness, but there was
4 suggestion OF menace in the way he
looked at me, and his tone convinced
mo that he meant exactly what he
said
"very well" l replied. Il am per.
fectly willing to do my part, and. as
I said, it Is no more than fair that
get enough TO make 1t worth my
while
Certainly" he agreed. "And
what figure would you consider worth
your while?"
determined to cloak my anxiety
under an exorbitant demand
"Ten thousand dollars" | declared
doggedly.
n" smiled at me acain In his suave
friendly way. Then he rose and
walked oyer to the window an! stood
looking out across the sea. | could
hear him softly whistling snatches of
a little tune and he appeared for a
few moments to have forgotten me.
was afraid that had overshot the
mark so fastened to retrieve my pc.
sition.
"You must understand said,
"that it involves good deal of risk
for me, and that | have nothing 20
gain except my fee. II ought to be
worth every cent of ten thousand"
He swung upon me with a little
laugh of great good humor.
my dear boy" ne cried, coming
over and laying his hand upon my
shoulder. you are evidently mere
child in such matters as this. Ten
thousand dollars! Why, bless your
modest heart, if you will act with me
In the plan have in view | will give
you fifty thousand dollars in cash to
take home with you in the morning.
and | will send you twenty thousand
dollars NJ year as long as you live
and keep quiet about it. Come; is 1t
q bargain?"
gasped in astonishment.
Good Lord!" | exclaimed. Il
didn't know there was so much money
in revolutions!"
He stepped back pace and raised
his brows questioningly
"Revolutions?" he asked, and |
saw at once that had made a fatal