San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-12

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crecy:'
What" said Paul.
like q lawyer. Papa can go Il
/ mis- lawyer with any old thing, no mat
ter how raw it is, as 1 understand it
and tell it, and that lawyer simpl!
can't repeat a word. Can a pilot b,
like that?'
"ob," said Paul. "well, this on
can try"
You wont tell even FOUR wife?'
II have no wife"
".All right. / have to he in Detroi
by four to rob the mails. That's ALL
WHAT said Paul, slightly stag
gered, for he realized she wasn't jok
ing.
ooh, just have to get back pack.
age l mailed from here special de
livery first thing this morning to 6
party who will call for it at a hote
at O'Clock this afternoon. 1 can;
assure you that you're running thu
risk TO save life; but since you've
also dragged in happiness" Sh'
stopped and looked away.
THANK you" said Paul. "Shall We
hop straight across the lake, or 60
around. Hopping across, carrying
ordinary landing gear, has its dis
advantages if anything happens over
water: on the other hand, it makes it
maybe fifty per cent, more certain
you reach your hotel before four
o'clock"
Then let's have it straight across, y
SHE decided, drawing a deep breath,
Paul stepped to post and rang a
bell.
whats that?' she demanded.
For my mechanic. He takes his
lunch at the farmhouse"
Paul went about filling his service
and storage tanks. His mechanic
wandered up. ''Hopping:' he asked
boredly.
Paul got into his jacket and brought
out his cloak. with hood, which he
furnished TO a passenger for high
or long flight. You better have this
on" he said TO her; and to his me
chanic: That's this lady's car, Jim.
Look out for it. We may not get
back tonight"
"Name?" Jim demanded of the
passenger, in a tone suggestive of no
interest beyond his sense of duty to
record the identity Of anyone leaving
property in his care.
She hesitated a second. "P. Alden,
she said then.
Phoebe" challenged Jim.
Priscilla" she corrected.
Address,
Again she hesitated. plymouth,
Massachusetts," Paul supplied.
Her dark eyes rested on him with
appreciation. "How did you know
she asked.
Jim openly denied that Paul did
know. "She's got an Illinois tag to
her car he interjected; and he re-
corded the license number and
scratched out the name.
The girl now had on Paul's CLOAK
and when Paul touched her arm, she
climbed into the airplane. He took
his seat beside and slightly in from
of her. His was a pilot-and-passen
ger plane, with engine and airscrev
in front. Jim blocked the wheels. ant
she asked: whats that for?"
"If we didn't do that, we might Gu
him in two. when he cranks," Pau
explained as Jim seized a blade Of TIL
propeller. when he starts the en-
CINE, we might leap on him and tn
propeller might kill him, if we aren'
blocked
switch off," said Jim.
Switch off" assured Paul. and lin
! carclessly spun the propeller.
Switch on" requested Jim
Switch on warned Paul: and jim
pulled down on blade of the air
screw. not carelessly at all. Quick
he leaped aside as the engine caugh
and spun the propeller into a viii
Of sudden. roaring invisibhity.
Paul throttled down and dim.nishe
the racket so that he could be hear
when he called. Ready" She re
piled steadily: Go ahead. I'm gla
| learned that.'
WHAT? asked Paul.
'How to crank. If we have to com
down. ! can do it now.p
Don't you think of it. :" yelled Pau
and, as Jim kicked away the blocking
he opened the throttle, and up the
flew. and almost Immediately the
reached the air over the edge of tn
lake.
Usually Paul explained to a Do,
senger that she was likely to feel
Il do not believe in guaranteein
4 few bumps over the edge Of ii
. water on a day like this. He had NJ
: warned this girl, and here were Il
bumps" rocking them, tossing ther
: fitting them sidewise, dropping ther
; This girl, though unwarned, mere