Evening star., 1925-10-11
LIVING OR DEAD ss;&9s zs;&*!s
They Were ''Death Defiers'' and Their Motto Was
1--WE Will Try Anything

before South Haven knew anything
about it. One day late in June. full
page advertisement in the local paper
announced the advent Of the Dream
City Land Company, George III. Platt
president. "Own Your Own Summer
Home in the AIillionaires' colony! $1O
Buys an Option on the Sweetest Lit
tie Summer Home You Ever Saw
Let Your Children Play on the Beach
with the Children of the Rich. You
May Not BE a Millionaire in Money
but You and Yours Can Be Millionaires
in Health and Happiness. Come to
Dream City,
Lawyers summoned Zoo late to pro
tect the serenity of South Haven re
ported that George II. Platt had OBJ
tanned options upon 200 acres of farm
land to the north of the town. That
was to be Dream City. 1t was legal
and aboveboard, and other property
| owners, if they didn't like it, could
either buy George II. Platt off or buy
him out. George II. Platt's answer
was briefly: Two hundred thousand
dollars cash. Think 1t over, gentle
goes up every day"
Each train brought prospective buy.
ers, who left the beach strewn with
the litter of picnic baskets.
Make yourself at home" George H.
Platt told them. To the man who had
financed his idea he said: 1.-THE big
boys are coming through all right
They'll disgorge. Just wait until we
slap up couple of frame shanties on
kill-Care aVenuen'
Red Luke and Stuffy johnson
paused before the show window Of the
Dream City Land Company and gazed
at the large brid's-eye picture, painted
with more vigor than skill, showing
the visionary Summer cottages.
This baby's after big jack. all
right" said Red. Come on"
They entered the off1ce-waited for
moment until George II. Platt was
disengaged.
"Mr. Platt." began Red, my names
Luke. I'm the pilot who's going to
fly for this charity circus. This is my
partner, Mr.. Myrick.'
The mans eyebrows went up at
the name. He shook hands. "Any
relation to a man l met while I was
travelling in the Orient about IL years
ago." he asked. His name was
Harry Myrick. Came from Nebraska.
! believe"
Nope" answered Stufry Johnson,
my family comes from Canada"
Just wondered Unusual name.
Red launched forth upon carefully
prepared and rehearsed recitation Of
the wonders and glories Of aerial pho
Biography. Il can make that birds.
eye thing look like 80 cents .
your lots II look like they were right
in Duryea's back yard prints
for 3 cents apiece give one to
every customer an show him right
where his lot is let 'em take
EN- home an show the family
$50 for the job, and not one cent I'M
less you're absolutely satisfied
Red allowed George II. Platt to hag-
to s25. It had been Harry Myrick' s
idea to start at the higher figure.
"Of course" concluded Red, I'll
want you to come up with me and give
me the lay Of the land. We want to
do this job right
I'D better send one of my agents.
Pretty busy these days"
Red shook his head sadly. NO,
that won't do. You're the boss, and,
you know how you want things done -
Harry Myrick, not daring to leave
his room for fear that he might. meet
Pelly on the street, was waiting for
them.
He fell for it, announced Red.
Ten o'clock tomorrow morning"
x n X
7 ONG before the hour of the ap-
- pointment with Pelly, Red Luke
arrived at the field, accompanied by a
carpenter. to perform vital operation
upon their big plane. The panel be-
tween the baggage compartment and
the pilots cockpit was sawed away,
then replaced upon hinges. That ac-
complished, the carpenter was dis
missed and Red made several expert
mental trips from the seat, past the
control stick, over the rudder bar and
into the compartment. where he sat.
as though in a packing case, chuc-
king.
Stufy Johnson came just as he was
emerging.
"Whew. That's a tight fit" ex-
claimed Stuffy.
"You can make it. all right" Red
answered. You'd better try IL a few