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fussed about the machine like q
mother over a spoiled child.
am not going to say that the Mer-
lin did not deserve all his affection.
from the cleaning 1,090-horsepower
fadial engine. weighing just about
haf as many Kilograms, to her rud-
der. and from wing tip to wing tip,
she was all frosted aluminium, save
only for thin line of gentian blue
than ran along her sides to spread out
and cover her rear plane. Through
the portfolios and windows of the con-
troll cabin glimpse could be had
OF the sparrow 's-egg blue that deco
rated her interior, of the shining
nickel OF the dials and controls. She
looked the littlest thing. Yet at a
pinch she could carry dozen and a
half hEhting men. She seemed the
most innocent and peaoeable of ma
chimes, but her speed and her power
OF rapid n,aneuver made her just
about tho deadiiest thing that ever
took the air.
We could take off the whole top Of
the cabin above the blue line and fit
a fighting top, and round the inside
of the fusilage were set stanchions
for siX guns. Two of these guns, the
fore and aft were belt-guns firing
half-kilQ shells, the forward one
synCbronized with and firing between
the propeller blades. Beneath We're
hatche1 for bomb dropping and tor
pedo release
OF course, at the moment I'm writ
ing of, when Nilliken and / were
standing by her on the jetty, all the
fighting kit of the Merlin was un-
shipped had every permit from the
government, bu: as the law forbade
any private machine to carry arm
anlent and | did not want any inspec-
tors dodgihg around until she was
quite ready, her lighting capacity still
remained secret. ] WAS putting off
the time when / would have to say
She was perfect and would have to
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sideisht IL may on the mans char
| acter, for he wants some explaining.
If ! know anything about Milliken
he will never bother TO read these
pages, even IL he is told he comes
| into them-shakespeare and real
| than this sort of production-so /
may say what ! like about him. In
any case, l won't say anything that
| wouldn't tell him to his own ugly
| old face If the need arose.
| have never met IL man with as
great "a passion so carefully hidden
as Milliken and his love for air ma
chimes, nor anybody with half his
practical experience and skin. lie
has the strongest hands and the gem
tlest. No fractions nut is too firmly
fixed for his spanner, and no adjust
ment too delicate for his fingers, and
| am open to bet that he has never
stripped a screw in his life. He looks
about as broad as he is which,
since he is little over five feet in
height, is perhaps not saying such a
iot--and with the most equitable Of
tempers the habitual expression of
his face is one of uGtamed ferocity.
IL Milliken had, wanted to he could
have cleared the workshops in quick
time, and / have seen him rise under
three big men, during "A rag, ard
carry them off like so many feather
pillows. Like most good men of their
hands. he can control his fists. ! tax Q
it he knows too well the power in
them and behind them to use them
unworthily.
Miiliken 10 the sort of mechanic
who always has about him a Jump Of
cotton waste, and az we inspected the
Merlin that day suppose for about
the thouSandth timc-hc was rub
hing the frosted aluminium of the
susiiaGe and of the shuttered wings,
u was polishing up the glass of the
Dortholes. 1t was as If he could not
get his darling clean enough, for he
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had been designed into her. and land
ed on the water so like some great
seagull that the expectation was she
would next fold her wings. 1t was
gracefully done and by the time
Milliken stepped ashore my jealousy
and Irritation were swept from me
by q feeling of gratitude.
What's she like. Millikep?'
asked.
"oh. sir. Oh. sir he cried. abiaze
with delight shes dream
There's nothing TO touch her on sea
or land-and we made her, sir---we
made her!''
Now Milliken, as a rule, Is prone
neither to call other men sir" nor
to wax enthusiastic, and his excite
ment surprised me.
You handled her we'll" | SAID
casually. you've got the hang of
that side loop all right"
''Oh. that" said MILK en-. why, do
you know, baby could handle her.
She's credit to you, Mr.. Boon
it's all in the design."
This from Milliken was by way of
an amende honorable. When l first
introduced him to the design for
the Merlin, and showed him the wing
notifications that were meant to
achieve the steep lowering which
now distinguished her, he had thought
the notion impossible. The idea had
evolved from stalling, and he then
had the old fixed idea that the only
safe way OF landing was to plane down
on thin angle and flatten. The idea of
perfecting continuous Stalling, in
which the machine got into neither
tall or nose dive, nor even into spin,
but simply foated to earth as a
feather might, seemed mad to him.
The principle is now a commonplace
in aeronautics, and how Miiliken and
| arrived at it, very nearly at the cost
OF our lives, has little to do with the
story l have to tell. | mention Mil
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the robbery and of my plans, he put
hand on each knee and scowied at
Inc fiefcely.
DO you meaa To tse --e you're Civ
ing up your 49,. acre to go crook
hunting?" he demanded.
You've said it," replied I've got
to stand by the old man in the best
way I can. Mil1iken. He's up against
big thing"
lie thought for minute.
We'll" ne said, slowly Il don't
know that ! blame you. Your father
worth all y6u can do. But turning
he Merlin into a private limousine
huh.'
Il have to give him the best I've
got. don't you see:''
Why don't you recondition the
J. V. -. To- he asked. Shes quite a
good bus yet, up to about 200 kilo-
meters per. and more of "a passenger
machine than the Merlin - plenty
quick enough for your dads purpose
Id say It'd be shame to use the
Merlin. You don't want everybody y
down at Battery Park swarming over
the old girl. do you2"
Wouldn't do them much good IL
they did" said L. but you're right
I'd rather they didn't, all the same.
tell you what. Milliken; I'll take you
with me to the Battery and you car
Hy the Merlin back Then I'll phone
you in the late afternoon and tell you
when to come and pick my father
and me up in the evening. Meantime
you can be putting the engine back
into the Seven and getting her into
order. And, let me see--who is there
among the men who could handle her
for my father if you and | were
otherwise occupied2"
Young Didcot could. He has his
ticket and knows the Seven. He's a
good pilot-only. Il bit careful
'Bidcot, of course" I agreed, for Ilc
was pupil Of my own. Il like the
careful streak in him. especially as ii
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Wen have 81 bite of lunch Mink en-.
and then We'll get back to the Bat
doesn't come from concern for his
own skin. Well that's the idea
terry as quick as we can"
Soon after noon MilHxen and myself
boarded the Merlin and set off for
New York. The silencer was on, and
before we had been in the air a
couple of minutes she was nipping
along quietly at $50.
Let her out, Mr.. Boon" Mllikeu
the tempter, whispered in my ear
Open the cutout and let her rip
Continued in Tomorrow's Starr
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offer the design to the United States
government, 80 she remained peace
able machine. ostensibly built for
pleasure. and her fighting kit lay
oiled and ready in the strongroom
Of the workshops.
AS watched Milliken dance round
his pet I began to have an absurd
feeling of gdilt about taking her
away. The mechanic was sure to be
aggrievel, and ] wondered how | was
going to break the news to him. He
stepped back and gazed at the ma
chine with a rapt expression.
Don't you think" he said slowly.
that the band round her could be
widened, Mr. Boon? don't mean
much. Ju-u-st morseL Ju-u-st about
a sixteenth Of an inch either side,
TO show up her lines prettiery'
Il had notion of widening the
band considerably" said / solemnly.
to string him bit, about four inches
altogether. Then ! thought of bring
ing the blue right round the engine
boss. and stenciling wreath of
emerald green leaves round her nose,
bringing the design right round with
the band. Then perhaps a row Of YER
million dots either side of the blue
strip would brighten her up"
He was gazing at me with his jaw
dropped
Huh" he said contemptuously.
"Why don't you finish her off like a
circus wagon and be done with it?
Want to make her look like a swing
boat at fair"
He broke off and Grinned
You got me that time" he admit
ted.
Looks like it," said J. You and
your 'ju-u.st a morsel, Come up to
the office. Milliken. ] want to talk to
you"
When ! had finished telling him of
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|
| back III it's midst with my lovely sill
yer Merlin.
| She not only had the whole bunch
| beaten for sheer good looks. but--tn
the matter of speed-she was to the
| best of them what the hawk is to the
peacock.
CHAPTER III.
The Merlin.
THE cluster of buildings close TO
Gardiner Bay, where we did our
construction and experimenting, was
beginning to find definition on the
white margin of the sea, when there
dropped from the clouds in front and
above the Sieve a beautiful silver
shape. Ii was the Merlin, which MIL
liken had out for trial flight.
Until that moment I had never seen
her in the air. She was my design
and had been built in the sheds on
the beach under my supervision. Her
tests had all been carried out at my
hands, and she had never been in the
handled her, but always with myself
AT his elbow. Until now he had not
taken her up on a solo spin.
To see her SO, as an outsider would,
was "a queer experience for me. ! felt
pretty much as Il dramatist might If
he saw a play of his acted for tn =
first time. ! wish | could write down
just what that moment meant to
me, but | can't. The clean look OF
the Merlin gave me a thrill. | want cd
to ny her myself and be able. at the
same time, to watch her from Il dis
tance.
1t was something of surprise TO
me to see her up in the hands of
Milliken, though ! couldn't say that he
had exceeded his privilege. 1t was
quite a natural thing for him to do,
considering the way | trusted him.
But even while L was admitting that
he handled her splendidly, sort
of jealousy had hold of me for a min
ute or two. He passed me, and ]
signaled half angrily that / would
land first.
The graceful silver shape swept
dizzily over my bows, turned bank
ing into Sidewise loop round me,
and riGhted again to come about after
the clumsy old Sieve like "A great,
slim winged Lird. No, I'm wrong.
There isn't "A bird that could repeat
the maneuver. and had thought, un-
til | saw Millikon do it. thet only
the Merlin and myself had the knack
but the mechanic had copied my
stunt
Sturidly annoyed. | plancd down
for the shore and fattened out to
taxi up to the jetty. The mechanics
ran out and brought the old sea-
plane to rest in the shed, and I dis
embarked TO watch Milliken bring
in the Merlin. She came down per-
fectly in the lowering flight that
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BY VTCTOR MacCLUl
Copyright. 1894. by Harper & Brothers.

swagger fleet would look. once I got
back III it's midst with my lovely sill
yer Merlin.
She not only had the whole bunch
beaten for sheer good looks, but-tn
the matter of speed-she was to the
best of them what the hawk is to the
peacock
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Hyder weekly herald. [volume] (Hyder, Alaska) 1924-1934, 1924-10-20

Victor Durand, widely known
sourdough musician, left last
week on a trip to Vancouver.
. DR.. Richard Butler, of Stew
art, whose right hand was
painfully burned by gasoline
several weeks ago, is once
more back in harness in his
dental establishment.
Jack McCallum, who with
Clay Porter, was chiefly re-
sponsible for placing the Por-
ter-Idaho mine on the map,
left last week on a trip to
Vancouver.
Chas. Lund, in charge of the
Daly-Alaska in the absence of
Manager VIM. Sloan, came
down from the mine Saturday
and reported development
work proceeding in satisfact-
DRY manner.
Ice Cream Specials-The Mid
get Emporium.
Local Flivver owners who
who have had q sort of sinking
feeling in their ''innards''
every time they hit a deep
chuck-hole lately, can once
more feel perfectly careless
about such trifles. A large ship
ment of new springs arrived
on the Admiral Watson for
the Hyder Garage.
Fred Nothiger, who looks
after Hyder's damaged soles,
with care and skill, is back
from a prospecting trip of sew
eral weeks duration in the
Texas Creek section.
Mrs. F. c.. Lawrence was an
arrival from Seattle on the
steamship Admiral Watson,
after an absence of over a
year.
Mrs. Lawrence comes to look
after her extensive property
Interests.
w. A. Clark, formerly con-
Injected with the Stewart
branch of the Bank of Mon
treal, is now temporarily with
the Vancouver branch of the
same institution but expects
to be transferred elsewhere in
| a short time, according to
messages to local friends.
School Supplies-The Midget
Emporium.
/. N. Hoguewood, former loo
al resident recently made the
trip from Ketchikan to San
Francisco on a sailing vessel,
engaged in taking down the
pack of the salmon canneries
near Ketchikan, according to
letters to friends. Mr.. Hogue-
wood says he intends to return
to Hyder in the near future,
with Mrs. Hoguewood, who is
in Ketchikan.
Mrs. Albert Mayer has been
quite i'll and confined to her
bed during the past week, but
is now much improved.
For Rent, Furnished Cabin,
See Gus Erickson.
Hyder weekly herald. [volume] (Hyder, Alaska) 1924-1934, 1924-10-20
LOCAL TOPICS


J.F. Richie, president of the
Indian Mines, was an arrival
last, week.
Joe Greer leading retail
clothing merchant of Prince
Rupert, was an arrival on the
Prince John. Mr.. Greer was on
his usual fall trip in search of.
trade for his we'll known es-
Enlistment.
The big Standard Oil Com
pany tank steamer Standard
Service is due to arrive within
the next day or two with oil
supplies for the local Standard
Oil Co. station.
G. A. Woodland, chief repre-
sentative in the North of the
Imperial Oil Company, was an
arrival on the Prince John
last week on a business trip.
The Imperial Co. is the chief
source of fuel oil supply of
the Premier mine.
The motorship Taku, Capt.
Ed. Williams, arrived Friday
from Ketchikan on special
"trip, bearing as passengers,
Frank A. Boyle, former Reg
lister of the U. S. Land office,
in Alaska and now Democratic
candidate for the office of
Delegate to Congress from
Alaska; and Messrs. j. J. Con-
nors and w. w. Casey, both
jaspirants for legislative honors
on the democratic ticket.
Flash Lights-The Midget
Emporium.
Mrs. Mcdonald, wife of T.
w. Mcdonald, local represent
alive of the U. S. Marshal's
office, was a passenger for the
South on the Cardena, accomp-
anied by the Mcdonald child
rem, Billy and Jean.
Mrs. Mcdonald will visit in
| Vancouver until the holidays,
proceeding later to Portland,
where she expects to remain
until spring.
j. lessen, representative of
Boyle Bros. diamond drill con-
tractors, arrived last week on
business for the company.
A consignment of dynamite
was received last week on the
Bellingham by the Salmon Riv-
er Dock Co. The vessel also
brought quantity of general
merchandise, grain and feed
and small shipment of mill
machinery for the Riverside
NINE.
j. w. ("Billy") Frame Jr,,
was an arrival from the out
side on the Admiral Watson
enroute to Ketchikan. Billy
laid over here on business UNI
It'll the arrival of the Ketch-
ikan boat. He reports that his
brother, Grover C. Frame, who
was taken i'll at Port Angeles,
Wn., recently, is nowsmuch i'm
proved.
John w. Frame Sr., former
u S. Commissioner here, is al
so at Port Angeles.
Hyder weekly herald. [volume] (Hyder, Alaska) 1924-1934, 1924-10-20

Mrs. Albert Mayer has been
quite i'll and confined to her
bed during the past week, but
is now much improved.
Hyder weekly herald. [volume] (Hyder, Alaska) 1924-1934, 1924-10-20

For Rent, Furnished Cabin,
See Gus Erickson.
Hyder weekly herald. [volume] (Hyder, Alaska) 1924-1934, 1924-10-20

Flash Lights-The Midget
Emporium.
New Britain herald., 1924-06-10

John Edeen that the building be sold and more inexpensive property be purchased or apartments secured far ther downtown.
 Ensign Carl Frederick son, In charge here, and through whose efforts the army finally managed to be included in the community chest, is reported as in favor of a sale of the present building, which is not considered especially adaptable to Salvation Army work, and the purchase of smaller structure. He does not favor the sug- gestion that a new building be erected in the rear of. the present structure, stating that the crowds which attend meetings now would not follow to the rear of another building. --
 The present building is three story brick structure, with small hall on the first floor. Its upper floors are used for lodging rooms for the officers and an office for Ensign Frederickson. There is an older part Of the building in the rear which is used as a Salvation Army welfare home. Taking it altogether there are about 2 rooms. 3 of which arc in use. Six of the present rooms cannot be used by the army because there is no need for them, but an ad- ditional meeting room for members is needed
 Nothing definite was said about the proposed sale of the building at the
New Britain herald., 1924-06-10
MAY SELL BUILDING
 OF SALVATION ARMY
Barracks On Arch Street Con-
 sidered Unnecessarily Large

That the Salvation Army building at 11S-1e0 Arch street may be offered for sale in the near future and ne" and smaller building erected at some ether location, is the general feeling among those in touch with the cir cumstances of the army in this city. In fact it is reported that the feeling among the members of inc Salvation Army advisory committee that the building should he sold is practically unanimous, Fred c. RaCkliffe, chair man of the committee. it is under stood, will take the matter up with Colonel Ben Nelson. Of New York, who is in charge of the New England section.
 The building as if stands today is said to he. worth at least SS0.000 and is covered with 8 mortgage of about s2l,o00 Prior to the admission Of the Salvation Army into the United Community corporation, former May or George A. Qnicley suggested 10 Major Tom Gahrielson and Captain
New Britain herald., 1924-06-10
New Books at He Institute

ADVANCED EAR TRAINING OK SsGHT SINGING. by G. A. Wedge ATLANTIC BOOK OF JuNIOl;
 PLAYS. by C. <. Thomas.
 Prepared to meet the demand for plays suitable for students younger than those who are using The Allan tic book Of modern plays. AFRICAN GLEANINGS. by J. k.
 Mackenzie.
 Miss Mackenzie lived among the Eantu tribes Of West Africa for II years so is well qualified 10 write Of the African IS he really is which she does in this group Of essays. AN AMBASSADORS MEMOIRS, by
 Maurice paleologur.
 Sidelighls on recent Russian history hy the last French ambassador to the Russian court. The book also con tributes to our knowledge of Russian character and psychology, art and life.
 BIBLE. OUR HERITAGE, by L. C.
 Dargan.
 A handbook on the origin, preser- vstion. translation, contents and uses Of the Scriptures.
 BLACK MAGIC. by K. l., Roberts. "A piece Of political journalcse which plays up the dramatic aspects of the Fascist movement and cham pions it as a force which saved Italy from communism" BRAINS NEW MONOLOGUE Es AND
 READINGS IN PROSE AND
 VERSE, by ". E. Hare. BOOKS THAT COUNT. s dictionary
 of useful books, by w, Forbes
 Gray.
 CHILD WELFARE IN THE DIS
 TRICT OF COLUMBIA, by Hast
 ings Hart.
 coLETTE's BEST RECIPES, book
 of French cookery, by Nj. Jac- aues.
 CONSTRUCTIVE sALEsMANSH1P,
 by ]. A. Stevenson.
 Defines constructive salesmanship
New Britain herald., 1924-06-10

and anaIyHes systemathiCally the Var ious processes involved from the preparation for. selling to inc com 10 the untrained and inexperienced salesman in any field. CREATIVE LIFE, by Ludwig LeNi-
 sohn.
 A spiritual live analysis Of the artis- tic life in America.
  DOUBLE DEMON AND OTHER ONE-ACT PLAYS, by A. P, Hers
 bort and others. A DONKEY TRIP THROUGH STAIN
 by Jan and Cora Gordon.
 The authors Of Two Naga bonds in Spain" continue their gypsy wander ings in this new volume, in company with d donkey, Colonel Geraldine by name.
 THE ELFIN PEDLAE. by Helen D,
 Adam.
 No one would guess that the writer is only 12 years old. ENGLISH SCERET AND OTHER
 ESSAYS. by Brasil de S"incourt Tn these papers is displayed a truly exalted literary discernment. scholar ly but broad and human in its atmos- phcre.
 FARMER AND HIS FARM. by r.
 App and z. R. Woodward. A book on the management Of farm in its double aspect-that Of 6 business and home. FITTING THE SCHOOL TO THE
 CHILD, by E. A. Irwin and l.. A.
 Marks.
 Describes an experiment which was carried on in one Of the largest ele- mentary schools in New York city. The reorganization or the school is described, the cooperation of teacher and psychologist the course of study, the problems of the cvarying types of child, vocational counseling, and health education. FUTURE OF PAINTING, by ". H.
 Wright, "The author explains as inherently irreconcilable the conflict between modernist painters and the older schools by the theory that the older art is an art of drawing. the new art an art of color. A brief but illuMinat- ing essay."--A, l., A.
  THE GENIUS OF SPAIN AND
 OTHER ESSAYS ON SPANISH
 CONTEMPORARY LITERA-
New Britain herald., 1924-06-10

OF THE BOOK OF JONAH, by
 Williams Chaae stevens. THEISM AND THOU GIFT, hy Ar
 thur James Iialfour
 "I.ord Balfour has lost nothing or his former skill in the matter or close reasoning and penetrating criticism. WORKMEN'S COMpENSATION. by
 F.. If. Downcy
 Discusses wOrkmcn's compcnsat ion as d branch of social insurance. It IS n critique Of standards for the indem- nifty of work injuries, rather than technical treaties, and is designed Tor the general reader and the citizen.
New Britain herald., 1924-06-10
Delay in Action on
 Permit for Carnival

The committee on licenses has re- ceived applications from the F. J. Murphy shows, the Coleman shows and the J. F.. Wallace attractions for permits to play here this season. It is planned to issue a permit for one show, circus and carnival having already played in New Britain this season. The committees policy is to limit the number of these attractions to three in any one season. Action was deferred at last nights meeting.